Person:Welcome Matteson (4)

Welcome Matteson
b.1801
d.2 Apr 1874
m. 12 Dec 1824
Facts and Events
Name Welcome Matteson
Gender Male
Birth? 1801
Marriage 12 Dec 1824 to Betsey Knight
Death? 2 Apr 1874
Burial? Matteson Family Cemetery, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island CY 045
Reference Number 1024+25A33+


CENSUS: 1840 United States Federal Census Record Name: Welcome Matteson Township: Coventry County: Kent State: Rhode Island Image Source: Year: 1840; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 504; Page: 61.

BIOGRAPHY: Genealogy of the Stone Family originating in Rhode Island By Richard C. Stone. Providence: Knowles, Anthony and Company,Printers 1866 - Page 73

A Genealogy of the Potter Family originating in Rhode Island By Rev. Jeremiah Potter Phenix, R. I.: John H. Campbell, Book and Job Printer 1881 - Page 66 Welcome Matteson, son of Daniel and Chloe Matteson, married Betsey Knight, December 12th, 1824, daughter of George and Mercy Knight, of Scituate. Mr. Matteson lived in Scituate most of his life. He kept a hotel awhile, done some farming, and was in the stone business awhile at Nipmuc Ledge.