Ruth LEAVITT b. Abt 1797 ?,,,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, d. 20 Feb 1872 Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,: Ancestral Grove

Abt 1797 - 1872 (75 years)

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Name	Ruth LEAVITT
Born	Abt 1797	?,,,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [1, 2]
	from age in burial record
Gender	Female
Religion	Cause: Episcopalian (from 1861 census)
_FIL	LEGITIMATE_CHILD
Died	20 Feb 1872	Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, [3]
	VOL: 1872; Location: Danville, Sherbrooke QUE, Church: Church of England, Registres des Protestants Photographies au Greffe de Sherbrooke; Record #: NA Name: Matthews buried Feb 22, 1872 TRANSCRIPTION: Ruth Matthews wife of the late Zenas Matthews, farmer of Shipton, died on the twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eigth hundred and seventy-two, and was buried on the twenty second day of the same month in the same year aged seventy five years, by me Henrey James Pitry, BA Priest Present: Leonard B Matthews File: 1872 D - Ruth (Leavitt) Matthews
		1872 D - Ruth (Leavitt) Matthews.jpg
Buried	22 Feb 1872	Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, [4]
	VOL: 1872; Location: Danville, Sherbrooke QUE, Church: Church of England, Registres des Protestants Photographies au Greffe de Sherbrooke; Record #: NA Name: Matthews buried Feb 22, 1872 TRANSCRIPTION: Ruth Matthews wife of the late Zenas Matthews, farmer of Shipton, died on the twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eigth hundred and seventy-two, and was buried on the twenty second day of the same month in the same year aged seventy five years, by me Henrey James Pitry, BA Priest Present: Leonard B Matthews File: 1872 D - Ruth (Leavitt) Matthews
		1872 D - Ruth (Leavitt) Matthews.jpg
Person ID	191	Matthews/Johnson
Last Modified	2 Jul 2015

Family Zenas MATTHEWS, b. 1 Mar 1793, Bristol,,Hartford,CONNECTICUT,USA, , d. 15 Jul 1869, Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, (Age 76 years)

Married Y [5, 6, 7]

Census 1851 Richmond,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,Shipton [8]

1851 CA Census - Shipton - Zenas Matthews 1 of 3.pdf

1851 CA Census - Shipton - Zenas Matthews 2 of 3.pdf

1851 CA Census - Shipton - Zenas Matthews 3 of 3.pdf

Census 1861 Richmond,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,Shipton [9]

Canada East - Personal Schedule

1861 CA Census - Zenas Matthews.jpg

_UST MARRIED

Children

	1. Caroline MATTHEWS, b. 24 Mar 1823, Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, , d. 23 Dec 1907, Salem,,Rockingham,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, (Age 84 years)
	2. Norman MATTHEWS, b. 22 Mar 1826, Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, , d. 31 Mar 1914, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, (Age 88 years)
	3. Charles P MATTHEWS, b. Between 1829 and Jan 1830, Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, , d. 11 Apr 1897, Nashua,,Hillsborough,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, (Age 68 years)
	4. Joseph H MATTHEWS, b. 30 Nov 1830, Richmond,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,Shipton , d. 20 Oct 1900, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, (Age 69 years)
	5. Simon MATTHEWS, b. Abt 1835
	6. Edwin C MATTHEWS, b. Jul 1837, Richmond,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,Shipton
	7. Leonard MATTHEWS, b. Abt 1841
	8. Maria MATTHEWS, b. Cal 1849
	9. Abigail MATTHEWS

Last Modified 27 Feb 2021

Family ID 915 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

2011-Jan
Found Zenas,Ruth and children Edwin (+wife) and Leonard in the 1861 census in Shipton Richmond Quebec
Interesting - Ruth and children are listed as Episcopalian and Zenas is Congregationalist.
2008-May-05
Found Zenas and Ruth in 1851 Census
Lists family:
• Zenas Matthws 58
• Ruth Matthews 53
• Simon Matthews 16
• Edwin Matthews 14
• Maria Matthews 12
• Leonard Matthews 16
• Julia Boisveil 16 [the last is probably a servant]
2008-May-05
Found burial record for Ruth Matthews, wife of Zenas Matthews
Niece of Dudley Leavitt - source: Cogswell's history of Henniker

Sources

[2053] Death Records - NH to 1900, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics, Nashua - Charles P Matthews - 11 April 1897 (Reliability: 3).

	1919 B - Virginia Johnson.jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
	2006 D - Virginia (Johnson) Matthews.jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

[2064] Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, VOL: 1872; Location: Danville, Sherbrooke QUE, Church: Church of England, Matthews Burial (Reliability: 3).
[2064] Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, 1872 - Danville, Sherbrooke - Church of England - Matthews (Reliability: 3).

1793 B - Thomas Adams.jpg
[2064] Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, 1872 - Danville, Sherbrooke - Church of England - Matthews (Reliability: 3).
[2095] Protestant Church Records - Canada Est, 1999 La Societe de genealogie des Canton de l'Est, A0074., Kingsey Anglican Church 1840 - 1910 (Reliability: 3).
[2053] Death Records - NH to 1900, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics, Nashua - Charles P Matthews - 11 April 1897 (Reliability: 3).

[2142] 1861 Canada Census [Personal], Library and Archives Canada, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1570., Quebec, Richmond County, Shipton. Enum. District: 3 page 153 (Reliability: 3).

	1930 US Census - Hillsborough NH - Elton R Matthews.jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
	1921 B - Elton L Matthews (Certificate).jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
	DP0013.jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
	2000 D - Elton L Matthews (Cert).jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

[2098] 1851 Canada Census [Population], Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, Quebec, Richmond County, Shipton. District #13 - page 53 - lines 3 - 9 - Zenas Matthews (Reliability: 3).
[2142] 1861 Canada Census [Personal], Library and Archives Canada, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1570., Quebec, Richmond County, Shipton. Enum. District: 3 page 153 - Zenas Matthews (Reliability: 3).