Born in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Franklin Ambrose
and Margaret Ann (Shearer) Ambrose
Sister of
Mary (Ambrose) Foster, John Ambrose, David Ambrose, Frank Ambrose and Joseph Ritner Ambrose
Wife of
Samuel Mateer
— married
Aug 1843 in Plum Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
Mother of
Margaret E. (Mateer) Wolff
Died
at age 80
in Boggs Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1823. She was the daughter of Benjamin Ambrose and Ann Shearer. She married Samuel Sloan Mateer in Aug 1843.[1] They had a large family.[2][3][4][5]
- James Eaton Brown Mateer - 1844–1929
- John Harvey Mateer - 1846–1925
- Robert M. Mateer - 1848-1900
- Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Mateer - 1850-1917
- Samuel S. Mateer (Jr) - 1853-1921
- Anna Jane (Mateer) Calhoun - 1855-1948
- Margaret "Maggie" (Mateer) Wolffe - 1858-1910
- Mary Elisabeth (Mateer) Banks - 1860–1928
- Ambrose Mateer - Male - 16 Jul 1863 - [1]
- Alexander "Alex" M. Mateer - 1867-1930
Elizabeth outlived her husband. She passed away in 1903.[6]
Research Notes
Brief biographies for all of the children are found in Beers.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; her People Past and Present, Embracing a History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families. Chicago, J. H. Beers, 1914. Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/armstrongcountyp01jhbe/page/428/mode/2up. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-XJN : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth A Mateer in household of Charles Mateer, Scott county, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing family 460, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXP3-LH6 : 18 February 2021), Elisabeth Mateer in entry for Sam Mateer, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZL6-XB8 : 29 May 2021), Elisabeth Matar in entry for Samuel Matar, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW65-67S : 14 January 2022), Elizabeth Mateer in household of Samuel Mateer, Boggs Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45205522/elizabeth-a_-mateer : accessed 17 July 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth A. Ambrose Mateer (2 Apr 1823–7 Aug 1903), Find a Grave Memorial no. 45205522, citing Mateer Cemetery, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Burke Stoughton (contributor 46949665).
- Smith, Robert Walter. History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Chicago : Waterman, Watkins, 1883. Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/historyofarmstro01smit/mode/2up?q=mateer. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
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I just merged the profiles. I think both your quoted sources and my sources are both added to this profile.
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Ambrose-1277 and Ambrose-392 appear to represent the same person because: Clearly the same person.
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