Zenas MATTHEWS b. 1 Mar 1793 Bristol,,Hartford,CONNECTICUT,USA, d. 15 Jul 1869 Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,: Ancestral Grove

1793 - 1869 (76 years)

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Name	Zenas MATTHEWS
Born	1 Mar 1793	Bristol,,Hartford,CONNECTICUT,USA, [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born		1793 B - Zenas Matthews.jpg
Gender	Male
Baptism	9 Jun 1793	Bristol,,Hartford,CONNECTICUT,USA, [5]
Baptism		1793 B- Zenas Matthews -light.jpg
Residence	1819	Richmond,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,Shipton
	Found record in Kingsey Anglican Church records
		1819 Index - Zenas Matthews in Shipton Quebec.jpg
Occupation	Farmer in Shipton Township
Religion	Cause: Congregational
_FIL	LEGITIMATE_CHILD
Died	15 Jul 1869	Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, [3]
	VOL: 1869 Location: Danville, Sherbrooke QUE Church: Congregational church Registres des Protestants Photographies au Greffe de Sherbrooke Record #: Eighteenth leaf Name: [blank] TRANSCRIPTION: Zenas Matthews, farmer, of the township of Shipton, aged Seventy six years and four months, died on the fifteenth day of July, and was buried on the eighteenth day of July, Eighteen hundred and sixty nine. George Matthews J.W. Sotckwell John Mchuffey A.J. Parker, Mins
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Buried	18 Jul 1869	Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, [3]
	VOL: 1869 Location: Danville, Sherbrooke QUE Church: Congregational church Registres des Protestants Photographies au Greffe de Sherbrooke Record #: Eighteenth leaf Name: [blank] TRANSCRIPTION: Zenas Matthews, farmer, of the township of Shipton, aged Seventy six years and four months, died on the fifteenth day of July, and was buried on the eighteenth day of July, Eighteen hundred and sixty nine. George Matthews J.W. Sotckwell John Mchuffey A.J. Parker, Mins
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Person ID	63	Matthews/Johnson
Last Modified	25 Oct 2014

Father	Heman MATTHEWS, b. 21 Sep 1770, Bristol,,Hartford,CONNECTICUT,USA,
Mother
_UST	MARRIED
Family ID	928	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ruth LEAVITT, b. Abt 1797, ?,,,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, , d. 20 Feb 1872, Danville,,,QUEBEC,CANADA, (Age 75 years)

Married Y [2, 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-Mar - Jan
Found marriage record for an Abigail Matthews - signed by Zenas. I believe this is his daughter.
Baptism record on microfilm in CT Library. Confirms father as Heman!! and birth in Bristol CT!!!
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-Aug Added Zenas' religion as listed on his death record - Congregationalist.
2008-May
Found Zenas and Ruth in 1851 Census Lists family:
Zenas Matthews 58
Ruth Matthews 53
Simon Matthews 16
Edwin Matthews 14
Maria Matthews 12
Leonard Matthews 10
Julia Boisveil 16 [the last is maybe a servant]
Found burial record for Zenas in Congregational church of Danville.
06-Sep
Found record of Zenas & Ruth in Protestant Church Records in Richmond & Drummond Counties. HOWEVER - no marriage dates.
Need to verify connection between Zenas Matthews and Joseph Matthews... - DONE - Death record for Joseph lists' Zenas as father.
Grandpa's notes list "moved to Canada" - Joseph Matthews (Zenas' son) was born in Shipton Richmond County Quebec, Canada.

Sources

[2100] Notes - Genealogy from Elton Matthews, Elton Lynn Matthews (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).
[2064] Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, 1869 - Danville, Sherbrooke - Congregational church - Eighteenth leaf (Reliability: 3).
[2144] Connecticut Church Records, LDS #1008324., Bristol/Episcopal Church (St. Matthews) in New Cambridge 1747-1877 @N01017@ (Reliability: 3).
[2144] Connecticut Church Records, LDS #1008324., Bristol/Episcopal Church (St. Matthews) in New Cambridge 1747-1877 (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).

[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).