Jeremiah Mathews (1827 - 1897)

Born 13 May 1827 in Shokan, Olive, Ulster, New York, United States

Husband of Angelina (Phillips) Mathews — married 28 May 1849 in Olive, Ulster, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1897 at age 70 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

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Biography

Jeremiah Matthews bio Posted 29 Jan 2021 by jrhoades171 Jeremiah, son of Stephen and Sophia (Orsborn) Matthews, was born in Shokan, Ulster county. New York, May 13, 1827, died in Kingston, New York, October i, 1898.

He received his early education in the public schools, and then engaged in business with his father as a wagon maker and painter until about 1870, when he removed to Olive, Ulster County, New York, and there established a general merchandise store, which he conducted until 1896, when he retired from active business. He served as justice of the peace for the town of Olive for a period of twenty-four years. He was a Democrat in politics, and served as supervisor of the town from 1881 to 1886. He was an ordained minister of the Primitive Baptist church, and preached throughout Ulster county and the surrounding country. He married Angelina Philips, born in May, 1826, died July 20, 1905. He had children: Laura, born in 1849, died in 1853; John W., born in 1854, died in 1910; Elmer E., born in 1857 : Ella, twin of Elmer E., died October 10, 1896; Frank B., see forward.

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Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation; (Volume 2)

Sources

• Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/113595776/person/182303448111/hints

• Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017., Name Jeremiah Matthews Death Date 10 Oct 1897 Death Place Albany, New York, USA Certificate Number 41242