McArthur, Matthias 1a
| Birth Name | McArthur, Matthias |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 44 years, 8 months, 21 days |
Narrative
Child's Full Name Matthias MacArthur
Place of Birth Lot 12 ?
Baptismal Date 23 July 1839
Officiating Clergy Mcgregor
Father's Name Hugh MacArthur
Church Name Presbyterian
Church Location Richmond Parish
Matthias, son of Hugh Mcarthur, was in Canada for the 1861 census, as a single man. Not long after their marriage, he and Melvina went to the United States where some of their children were born.
In the US in 1870:
Matthias Mcarthur 30
Melvina Mcarthur 23
Annie B Mcarthur 2
Minnie E Mcarthur 1
William Mcarthur 40
They returned for the 1881 census in Lot 13, PEI. Matthias gave his occupation as joiner; the William Howe Graham living in their household in 1881 was a carpenter.
Name: Mattias McArthur
Age: 42y
Birth Year: 1839 Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Joiner
Ethnicity: Scottish Religion: Pres C Can
Head of Household Name: Mattias Mcarthur
Event Place: Lot 13, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Mattias McArthur M 42y Prince Edward Island
Melvina McArthur F 33y New Brunswick
Annie Bell McArthur F 14y USA
Minnie Etta McArthur F 12y USA
William McArthur M 10y Prince Edward Island
Frank McArthur M 8y Prince Edward Island
Mary Jane McArthur F 6y Prince Edward Island
Maggie Tholes McArthur F 4y Prince Edward Island
Allison James McArthur M 1y Prince Edward Island
William Howe Graham M 24y Prince Edward Island
Citing this Record "Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVN7-NWQ : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Mattias McArthur, Lot 13, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Children of MATTHIAS MACARTHUR and MELVINA STRANG are:
i. GEORGE ALLISON MACARTHUR, b. 29 May 1866; d. 14 Sep 1867.
ii. ANNIE BELLE MACARTHUR, b. 16 Oct 1867; m. BENJAMIN F. MCNAMEE, 19 Oct 1888, Cambridge, MA. USA; b. 1866.
iii. CARRIE MACARTHUR, b. Apr 1869, Cambridge, MA. USA.
iv. MINNIE ETTA MACARTHUR, b. 1870, Cambridge, MA. USA.
v. WILLIAM MACARTHUR, b. 16 Feb 1871, Tyne Valley, Prince Co., PE; m. GRACE W HICKS, 21 Feb 1895, Cambridge, MA. USA; b. 1875, Boston, MA, USA.
vi. FRANK B MACARTHUR, b. 01 Apr 1873, Tyne Valley, Lot 13, PE; d. 08 Dec 1927, Cambridge, MA. USA; m. MAUDE WEST BEVERLY, 08 Dec 1927, Cambridge, MA. USA; b. Abt. 1877, Whiting, Maine, USA.
vii. MARY(JENNIE) JANE MACARTHUR, b. 07 Apr 1875, Tyne Valley, Lot 13, PE; d. Unknown; m. Charles Frink Abt. 1895; b. Abt. 1873; d. 1915
viii. MARGARET(MAGGIE) MACARTHUR, b. 21 Sep 1877, Tyne Valley, Lot 13, PE.
ix. DONALD MACLEAN MACARTHUR, b. 21 Sep 1879, Tyne Valley, Lot 13, PE; d. 11 Aug 1944, Amherst, NH, USA; m. HELEN HENRIETTA BECHLER, 14 Mar 1908, Jersey City, NJ, USA; b. 15 Apr 1885, Jersey City, NJ, USA; d. 29 Oct 1966, Wakefield, MA, USA.
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | April 23, 1837 | Lot 13, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | 1881 census, Lot 13; Cambridge vital Records | |
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| Death | January 14, 1882 | New Jersey, United States | accidentally killed in Jersey City | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | McArthur, Hugh - Lot 13 | December 30, 1800 | 1840 | |
| Mother | Ramsay, Nellie Helen - Lot 16 | May 24, 1805 | ||
| Sister | McArthur, Eleanor Nellie | September 19, 1827 | April 24, 1905 | |
| Sister | McArthur, Elizabeth | March 23, 1828 | April 11, 1917 | |
| Brother | McArthur, William Henry | about 1830 | March 17, 1910 | |
| Brother | McArthur, Cornelius | June 29, 1832 | May 22, 1914 | |
| Sister | McArthur, Sarah Jane | 1835 | March 30, 1922 | |
| McArthur, Matthias | April 23, 1837 | January 14, 1882 | ||
| Brother | McArthur, John | 1839 | ||
| Sister | McArthur, Julia Ann | about 1840 | January 6, 1933 | |
| Brother | McArthur, Amos | 1845 |
Families
Family of McArthur, Matthias and Strang, Melvina |
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| Married | Wife | Strang, Melvina ( * 1848 + 1903 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| McArthur, George Allison | 1866 | September 14, 1867 |
| McArthur, Annie Belle | October 16, 1867 | October 11, 1933 |
| McArthur, Minnie Etta | April 29, 1869 | February 12, 1918 |
| McArthur, William | February 1871 | |
| McArthur, Frank B. | April 1, 1873 | before 1920 |
| McArthur, Mary Jane | April 7, 1875 | August 13, 1954 |
| McArthur, Margaret W. | September 20, 1877 | January 31, 1958 |
| McArthur, Donald McLean | September 25, 1878 | August 11, 1944 |
Pedigree
Source References
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Port Hill History Committee: Launched vol 2 Genealogy of the Families of Port Hill, Lot 13 PEI
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Citation:
Launched repeats an old mistake of confusing his wife Malvina Strang, from New Brunswick, with his niece Malvina McArthur from PEI. It has Malvina Strang McArthur's marriages out of order.
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