Samuel
(Sam)
Mateer
Born in East Franklin Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Mateer
and Margaret (Montgomery) Mateer
Brother of
Robert Mateer, John Mateer, George Montgomery Mateer, Rosannah (Mateer) Reed and Anthony Mateer
Husband of
Elizabeth Ann (Ambrose) Mateer
— married
Aug 1843 in Plum Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
Father of
Margaret E. (Mateer) Wolff
Died
at age 81
in Boggs Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2015
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Biography
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]
- James Eaton Brown Mateer - 1844–1929
- John Harvey Mateer - 1846–1925
- Robert M. Mateer - 1848-1900
- Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Mateer - 1850-1917
- Samuel S. Mateer (Jr) - 1853-1921
- Anna Jane (Mateer) Calhoun - 1855-1948
- Margaret "Maggie" (Mateer) Wolffe - 1858-1910
- Mary Elisabeth (Mateer) Banks - 1860–1928
- Ambrose Mateer - Male - 16 Jul 1863 - [3]
- Alexander "Alex" M. Mateer - 1867-1930
- Margaret E Matar - Female b. ca. 1795 in Ireland.
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]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXP3-LHD : 18 February 2021), Sam Mateer, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZL6-XB8 : 29 May 2021), Elisabeth Matar in entry for Samuel Matar, 1870.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; her People Past and Present, Embracing a History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families. Chicago, J. H. Beers, 1914. Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/armstrongcountyp01jhbe/page/428/mode/2up. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Smith, Robert Walter. History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Chicago : Waterman, Watkins, 1883. Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/historyofarmstro01smit/mode/2up?q=mateer. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
- ↑ 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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