Person:William Matthews (111)

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Rev. William Matthews, S.J.
b.16 Dec 1770 Charles, Maryland, United States
d.30 Apr 1854
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m. Abt 1754
  1. Joseph MatthewsAft 1754 -
  2. Ignatius MatthewsAft 1755 -
  3. Anne Teresa MatthewsAft 1756 -
  4. Susannah MatthewsAft 1757 -
  5. Margaret MatthewsAft 1758 -
  6. Rev. William Matthews, S.J.1770 - 1854
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Name Rev. William Matthews, S.J.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Dec 1770 Charles, Maryland, United States
Other[1] 1809 Georgetown, District of Columbia, United StatesPresident of Georgetown University
Death[1] 30 Apr 1854
Burial[1] Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Religion? Roman Catholic
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rev William Matthews, in Find A Grave.

    [No headstone photo as of 28 Aug 2013.]
    "William was the son of William Matthews & Mary Neale. He received his early education at English College in Liege Belgium. William's philosophical notes from studies there are preserved at Georgetown College Library Archives. In the 1790's, he returned to MD & studied theology at Georgetown University & St Mary Seminary in Baltimore. In 1796, William was professor of rhetoric at Georgetown. He received minor orders 23 December 1798. William became subdeacon on 22 August 1799 & deacon on 26 March 1800. On 29 March 1800, he was the fifth priest & first American-born priest ordained in the United States by Bishop Carroll. William served as pastor of St Patrick Church in Washington DC in 1804, vice president of Georgetown University in 1806, & was elected president of Georgetown 28 February 1809. He resigned 1 November 1809. William served in administrative posts in Philadelphia & Washington DC & served as president of Gonzaga College before his death."

  2.   Rev. William Matthews, S.J., in Finn, Mary Paulina, sister. A glory of Maryland: poem (1917). (Philadelphia, PA: Salesian Press, 1917)
    p 78.

    ... Note 14. - Sister Isidora was one of three children, daughters of Mrs. McNantz, a pious widow residing in Washington. A victim of consumption and in 1813 near death, her sorrow was overwhelming at the thought of leaving them helpless. Mary was twelve, Charlotte ten, and Emily nine years of age. But the Reverend William Matthews, S.J., who assisted her at death mitigated her grief by assuring her that he would take charge of their future. A nephew of Archbishop Neale, he easily secured their admittance into the Convent School, where they led angelic lives. Sister Isidora died in 1817, at the age of fourteen, pronouncing her vows on her death-bed; Sister Mary Leonard (Emily) died in 1819, professed on her death-bed at fifteen; and Sister Mary Bernardine (Mary) died in 1822, in the fifth year of religious profession. The three sisters were favored with surpassing gifts of nature, but still more extraordinary were the gifts of grace that adorned their beautiful souls. ...
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    [cos1776 note: I know this does not contain much genealogical info for William, but it does tell of an episode in his life and connect him to others, so pending a deluge of additional info on his page, I am leaving it here as is.]

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