William Mather (abt. 1767 - bef. 1850)

Born about 1767 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Died before 1850 before about age 83 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born about 1767. His places of birth and death and burial are uncertain, but he was a practicing physician in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, during his lifetime. He was the husband of Eunice (Bird) Mather (1769-1852) according to the headstone of his wife, Eunice (Bird) Mather (1769-1852).(See her profile for photo of headstone.)

His marriage to Eunice produced two children: Minerva and William. He is assumed to have died in or before 1850, at which time Eunice appears in the census without him.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Geneseo, Livingston, New York; Roll: 524; Page: 368a, online at Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4197497-00135?pId=7027224.

See also:

• “Johnston-Bird Genealogy” typescript compiled by Louise (Johnston) Sherwin between 1952 and 1976, citing Isaac Bird's Sketch of the Descendants of Thomas Bird and James Bird Bible. Typescript currently in the possession of Ann Sherwin.