Sam was born in Pennsylvania in about 1818. He married Elisabeth/Elizabeth Ann Ambrose about 1843 (based on dob of eldest child). They had a large family.[1][2][3]
He was appointed Postmaster for Pine Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania on 4 Mar 1856.[4] He seems to have been a prominent person in Armstrong County. There are multiple listings for Samuel Mateer in History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[5] And in Beers' Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania.[3]
Sam died in 1900 in Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania and is buried there.[6]
Research Notes
Brief biographies for all of the children are found in Beers.[3]
↑ Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Ancestry Record 1932 #1148473
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45205543/samuel-mateer. accessed 20 March 2022), memorial page for Samuel Mateer (27 Nov 1818–21 Apr 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45205543, citing Mateer Cemetery, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Burke Stoughton (contributor 46949665) .
Acknowledgements
Mateer-107 was created by Thomas Clarke through the import of mcteer.ged on Jun 7, 2015.
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