flag male ancestor  John  MATHEWS

  (b. 15 June 1800 New Brunswick, Canada   d. 10 December 1873 Point Wolfe, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada )  

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John MATHEWS was born 15 June 1800 in New Brunswick, Canada

John MATHEWS was the child of ?   and   ?

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John  married  Martha GRANT abt. 1824 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha GRANT  was born 15 April 1796 in Ireland.  Martha died 17 June 1850 in New Brunswick, Canada. 

John MATHEWS died 10 December 1873 in Point Wolfe, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.
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John MATHEWS married immigrant flag female ancestor Martha GRANT-- Date: abt. 1824 Place: 


Children of John MATHEWS and Martha GRANT:

flag female ancestor Matilda MATTHEWS (b.10 October 1826, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada  d. 4 June 1906, Portland, Maine, USA )
m. John MCALONEY 2 March 1848



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birth1800 Birth
15 June 1800
New Brunswick, Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1826 Birth of Child
Matilda MATTHEWS was born 10 October 1826, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

John was 26 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1850 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martha GRANT died 17 June 1850, , New Brunswick, Canada
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1873 Death
10 December 1873
Point Wolfe, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

He died at the age of 73.
Added: 11/16/2025 11:18:41 AM - Updated: 11/16/2025 11:19:32 AM

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