Born PEI on death record; born NB on 188, 1901 and 1911 census records. Father George Matthews, born Scotland; mother Anna Riley, born Ireland according to death record.
1881 census says George Matthews was born on PEI.
Sources
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV66-QRQ : 2 March 2021), Edward Mathews in household of George Mathews, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing George Mathews, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-KNJ8 : 20 February 2021), Edward Matthews and Annie Price, 21 Oct 1882; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 7, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,411.
Death record for J. Edward Matthews, NB Archives, Registration 51010
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