Joseph (Matte) Matthews (1845 - 1920)

Born 29 Jun 1845 in Portneuf, Portneuf, Canada East

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Loftus — married 18 Jun 1874 in New York, NY

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1920 at age 75 in Hoboken, NJ

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Biography

Joseph was born Joseph Matte in Portneuf, Quebec in 1845,^[1] the descendant of a couple who arrived separately in Quebec from France in the 1660's, she as a Fille du Roi. He started calling himself Joseph Matthews upon immigrating to the US in 1868 shortly after his father's death.

He married Catherine Loftus in 1874 in New York City. ^[2] They had eight children together, only five who survived to adulthood. They moved to Hoboken, NJ in the early 1880's, where he remained until his death in 1920. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017 for Joseph Matthews
2. ↑ FindMyPast Marriage record, 18 Jun 1874, Basilica of Old Saint Patrick
3. ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017 for Joseph Matthews

• 1851 http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e093/e002321110.jpg
• 1861 http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4108656_00467.jpg

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 871; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 103
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #38830552 (accessed 23 May 2022)
  Joseph Mathews (35), married, Porter, head of household in New York City, New York, New York, USA. Born in Canada.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Hoboken Ward 3, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 973; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1240973
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #65759824 (accessed 30 September 2022)
  Joseph Matthews (51), married, Day Laborer, head of household in Hoboken Ward 3, Hudson, New Jersey. Born in Canada.