Matthew Starr Barnum Jr. (1806 - 1892)

Born 1 Apr 1806 in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Jan 1892 at age 85 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

Matthew has been shown here as a child of his father's second marriage, based upon his date of birth. He inherited a portion of P.T. Barnum's estate and when he died, some of his estate was left to Davis descendants of his half-sister Thirza (Barnum) Davis.

Matthew and Julia Barnum were removed from Kent Congregational Church in 1835, probably to transfer to another church.

In the 1850 US Census for Colebrook, Clinton County, Pennsylvania the family of Matthew Barnum was enumerated as follows:

Dwelling #37; Family #37

Matthew S. Barnum, 42, M, Merchant, b. Connecticut

Julia Ann A. Barnum, 41, F, b. Connecticut

George Hopson, 26, M, Lumber manufacturer, Real property $20,000, b. Connecticut

Alma Martin, 17, F, b. Pennsylvania

Event

Resided

1880 New Preston, Connecticut

Burial

23 JAN 1892 Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut

Sources

• Van Alystyne, L., Burying Grounds of Sharon, Connecticut, Amenia and North East, New York (Griffen & Hoysradt, Amenia, New York, 1903)

• Page 7: "Barnum, Matthew, d. Jan. 21, 1892, ae. 85yrs., 9 mos., 9 dys."

• Barnum, Eben Lewis. & Barnum, Francis. Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family Presenting a Conspectus of the Male Descendants of Thomas Barnum, 1625-1695 (Meals Printing Company, Gardner, Mass., 1912)
• Starr, Burgis. A History of the Starr Family of New England (The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1879)
• FindAGrave Memorial #121864446
• Gravestone in Sharon Burying Ground