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Matthias Steel (abt. 1781 - 1840)

Matthias Steel
Born about in British Islesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 7 Jan 1808 in Walsingham, Norfolk Co., Ontariomap
Died at about age 59 in Woodhouse Twp, Norfolk Co, Ontariomap
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Biography

Matthias Steel came from the British Isles and was married at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario in 1801. By 1806 he was in Norfolk County, Ontario and settled in Woodhouse Township in 1808. During the War of 1812 his store just over the Lynn was made the point of attack, plundered and burned by the American soldiers.

Matthias married Catherine Anderson (b. 1783) on 2 Mar 1801 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Matthias also married Maria Becker, daughter of John Becker and Elizabeth Broodbeck, on 7 Jan 1808. (Maria Becker was born circa 1789.) Vital Records of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 4 Part 1, London District 1795-1841 Mathias Steel, of Woodhouse Township, married Maria Becker, of Walsingham Township, 7 Jan 1808, by Samuel Ryerse, J.P.; witness Peter Walker, M. Alexander, Nathan Man.

Matthias also married Mercy Olds.

Research Notes

Notes from external profile

October 16, 1817 Rex vs Matthias Steele and Mercy Olds Presentment for [Polygamy crossed out] Living in a lewd state, ordered that a Bench warrant be issued to apprehend the parties and brin gthem to the next Assizes
July 15, 1818 Rex vs Matthias Steele, Assault and Battery, Jur yreturn verdict Guilty, Discharged on a flaw in the Indictment
July 15, 1818 convictd of swearing one profane oath on the 3rd July instant before Wm Hutchison Esqr, Fined 5s, Fine paid Sherriff
August 15, 1818 ordered that the Licence which Francis Beaupre received from the Inspector General's Office be transferred to Matthias Steel till the time is expired as required by Law
December 26, 1818 The Court took into consideration the Tavern Bills and agreed as follows - Matthias Steele, Charlotteville รต6/0/0.

I haven't found any record of his marriage to Mercy Olds. Fetterly-28 06:28, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

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Sources

  • Dan Walker & Fawne Statford-Deval, Vital Records of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 1 Part 2, Niagara District 1792-1849, (NorSim Research and Publishing, Delhi, 1995), page 119.
  • Dan Walker & Robert W. Calder, Vital Records of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 4 Part 1, London District 1795-1841, (NorSim Research and Publishing, Delhi, 1995), page 2.
  • R. Robert Mutrie and Bill Horn, The Long Point Settlers Project, Steel of Woodhouse Twp, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada, (January 2005, www.nornet.on.ca/~jcardiff.
  • Mathias lost land to the Americans during the War of 1812. Part of his petition for compensation to the British government: Media.




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