Born in Halifax, NS, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Martin Gay Black Sr.
and Frances (Smith) Black
Sister of
Mary Elizabeth Black, Rufus Smith Black, Alexander Anderson Black, Frances Smith (Black) Mathewson, Martin Gay Black Junior, Celia Ann (Black) Cannon Glynn, Matilda Caroline (Black) DeWolf, William Stocks Black, Charles Dixon Black, Louisa Pinckney Black, Samuel Henry Black and Sophia Augusta Black
Wife of
James Adams Mathewson
— married
10 Aug 1847 (to 26 Mar 1900) in Halifax, NS, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Unknown Infant Mathewson, William Black Mathewson, Jessie Mathewson, Henry Martyn Mathewson, Fanny Smith Mathewson, Rachel Mathewson, Elizabeth Adams Mathewson, Amelia Seabury Mathewson, Samuel James Mathewson, Joseph Benson Mathewson, Edward Payson Mathewson, James Adams Mathewson Jr., Ellen Hope Mathewson and George Herbert Mathewson
Died
at age 73
in Montreal, QC, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2016
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Biography
Amelia Seabury Black was born 29 Oct 1826 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1]James Adams Mathewson married Amelia on the 10 Aug 1847 with her brother-in-law, Rev. Charles DeWolf, A.M, officiating. They were the orginal holiday visitors in Metis QC before 1867. Organized the Local Methodist Church in Metis Beach, PQ and donated the bell there. Lived at 802 Sherbrooke St. W MTL in 1871 according to the Census. Amelia is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal.
Sources
- ↑ Handwritten Note of Black Descendants in possession of Libby Tough (See image)
- 1871 Census of Canada, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=38915861&lang=eng
- 1881 Census of Canada, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=22251565&lang=eng
- 1891 Census of Canada, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=28014864&lang=eng
- Libby Tough used Descendants of Mathewson by Kenneth Black Mathewson and Rod Mathewson Nov. 14, 2016
- marriage number: 1800-09156. Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Nova Scotia Archives
- Amelia Seabury BLACK. Atlantic Canada Genealogy Project. Discovering our North American Ancestors and Worldwide Cousins. Viewed July 2021
- Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1861. Province: Canada East (Quebec), District Name: Montréal, Sub-District Name: Montréal (St. Antoine). LINK.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108215568/amelia-seabury-mathewson: accessed 11 June 2023), memorial page for Amelia Seabury Black Mathewson (29 Oct 1826–26 Mar 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108215568, citing Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Catacombs - Jill Creighton Roberts (contributor 49061273).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
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~6.25%
Libby (Fulcher) Tough
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M831920 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M831920 [compare], Ancestry member libtough
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~6.25%
Kristin Mathewson :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Alice (Crawford) Nicolson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A808201 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B10923
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
Crif Crawford :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T365794 [compare], FTDNA kit #296699
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