MATTHEWS, Martha

Abt 1829 - 1866  (37 years)

• Name	MATTHEWS, Martha
  Birth	Abt 1829	Redding, CT   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1830	Redding, Fairfield, CT USA   [3]
  	Household consists of 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, 1 female under 5. Assume this is William, Joanna and daughter, Martha (Benjamin would have likely been born later this year)
  Religion	Baptist  [4]
  Residence	Abt 1840	Newtown, CT   [1]
  Cause of Death	Consumption (Tuberculosis)  [5, 6]
  Death	16 Feb 1866	Galveston, Texas   [7]
  Burial	17 Feb 1866	Pottersfield Cemetery, Galveston, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Martha’s burial record of 1866 states she was buried in Pottersfield cemetery. Of the two Potters Fields in Galveston (Confederate & Black), the date of her death (1866) suggests she was buried in Confederate Pottersfield. After the 1900 hurricane & flood, this cemetery was covered by Oleander Cemetery. If she ever had a headstone, it's unlikely it would still exist, as no family resided in Galveston after her death.
  Person ID	I423	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	MATTHEWS, William,   b. Connecticut, USA
  Mother	WILLIAMS, Joanna,   b. 1792, Connecticut, USA d. 7 Feb 1847, Newtown, Fairfield, CT, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1825	Danbury, CT   [8, 9]
  	Married by Rev. John G Lowe
  Family ID	F667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BARTEAU, William Marshall,   b. 28 Mar 1825, Fire Place, Long Island, New York d. 18 Jun 1874, Patchogue, Long Island (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1855
  Children	1. BARTEAU, Sherman William,   b. 17 Jun 1857, Brookhaven, Long Island d. 5 Aug 1934, East Hampton, Suffolk, New York (Age 77 years)   2. BARTEAU, Lucian,   b. 3 Jan 1860, Brookhaven, Long Island d. 2 Feb 1860, Brookhaven, Long Island (Age 0 years)   3. BARTEAU, Sarah Baldwin,   b. 16 Jan 1862, Brookhaven, Long Island d. 16 Jun 1884 (Age 22 years)
  Photos		Sarah Baldwin Barteau and Martha Mathews (Barteau)
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1829 - Redding, CT Census - 1830 - Redding, Fairfield, CT USA Residence - Abt 1840 - Newtown, CT Death - 16 Feb 1866 - Galveston, Texas Burial - 17 Feb 1866 - Pottersfield Cemetery, Galveston, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S49] Edna Sarah Valentine, Edna Valentine Bruce Notes on Barteau, Valentine, Coles, Trapnell, and other family lines, (Unpublished), Homan Family of Southaven. [S189] Peggy H. Gregory, Records of Interments of the City of Galveston 1859-1872, (Houston, 1976, Privately Published), Martha M BARTON, Died Feb 16, Buried Feb 17, Age 37, Sex=F, Race=W, Cause of Death = Consumption, Residence = Galveston, Nativity = US, Cemetery = Pottersfield, P. 60, Original Page #48. [S1723] 1830 United States Federal Census for Wm Matthews. [S524] Letter from Sarah Maria Barteau Cook to William Barteau, She wished to see the minister and there no Baptist minister here so we called the Methodist at her request . [S524] Letter from Sarah Maria Barteau Cook to William Barteau. [S189] Peggy H. Gregory, Records of Interments of the City of Galveston 1859-1872, (Houston, 1976, Privately Published), “Cause of Death = Consumption”. [S524] Letter from Sarah Maria Barteau Cook to William Barteau, I have news of the most painful character to tell to you. That is the death of Dear Martha. She died last Friday the 16th. . [S49] Edna Sarah Valentine, Edna Valentine Bruce Notes on Barteau, Valentine, Coles, Trapnell, and other family lines, (Unpublished), Williams Family of Fairfield Redding CT. [S1533] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for William Matthews.