Matthew WilkesAge: 83 years1729–1813
- Name
- Matthew Wilkes
- Given names
- Matthew
- Surname
- Wilkes
| Birth | March 4, 1729 26 40 |
| Death of a brother | Francis Wilkes 1730 (Age 9 months) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Crofutt 1732 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | John Wilkes 1733 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Wilkes 1737 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Barnum — View this family January 2, 1753 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Wilkes March 24, 1754 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Wilkes 1755 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruth Wilkes May 2, 1756 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth Wilkes 1757 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Wilkes July 16, 1758 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Francis Wilkes February 17, 1760 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Matthew Wilkes July 1, 1764 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Joshua Wilkes November 19, 1770 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a son | James Wilkes January 10, 1777 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a son | Joshua Wilkes August 10, 1777 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | Francis Wilkes August 20, 1777 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Matthew Wilkes — Tirzah Peck — View this family October 8, 1783 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Barnum August 12, 1802 (Age 73 years) |
| Death | January 26, 1813 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wilkes Birth: 1703 — Eng. Death: 1733 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Elizabeth Crofutt Birth: 1689 21 17 — Fairfield, CT Death: 1732 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1716 — |
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9 years elder brother |
John Wilkes Birth: 1724 21 35 Death: 1737 |
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1 year elder brother |
Francis Wilkes Birth: 1724 21 35 Death: 1730 |
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5 years himself |
Matthew Wilkes Birth: March 4, 1729 26 40 — Fairfield, CT Death: January 26, 1813 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| Family with Mary Barnum |
| himself |
Matthew Wilkes Birth: March 4, 1729 26 40 — Fairfield, CT Death: January 26, 1813 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Mary Barnum Birth: March 3, 1731 32 35 — Fairfield, CT Death: August 12, 1802 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: January 2, 1753 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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15 months daughter |
Elizabeth Wilkes Birth: March 24, 1754 25 23 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1755 — CT |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Wilkes Birth: May 2, 1756 27 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1757 — CT |
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2 years son |
James Wilkes Birth: July 16, 1758 29 27 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: January 10, 1777 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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19 months son |
Francis Wilkes Birth: February 17, 1760 30 28 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: August 20, 1777 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years son |
Matthew Wilkes Birth: July 1, 1764 35 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: July 21, 1854 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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6 years son |
Joshua Wilkes Birth: November 19, 1770 41 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: August 10, 1777 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
Matthew Wilkes, son of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Crofutt, was born on March 4, 1729 in Fairfield, CT and died on January 26, 1813 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 83. He married Mary Barnum, daughter of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, on January 2, 1753 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born on March 3, 1731 in Fairfield, CT and died on August 12, 1802 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 71.
Children of Matthew Wilkes and Mary Barnum:
- Elizabeth Wilkes (1754–1755)
- Ruth Wilkes (1756–1757)
- James Wilkes (1758–1777)
- Francis Wilkes (1760–1777)
- Matthew Wilkes (1764–1854)
- Joshua Wilkes (1770–1777)
- Generation 2back to top
Matthew Wilkes, son of Matthew Wilkes and Mary Barnum, was born on July 1, 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on July 21, 1854 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 90. He married 2 times. The first time he married Tirzah Peck, daughter of Ezra Peck and Rachel Stevens, on October 8, 1783 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born on September 16, 1765 in Fairfield, CT and died on January 29, 1813 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 47. The second time he married Hannah Keeler in 1833 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1762 and died in 1836 at the age of 74.
Children of Matthew Wilkes and Tirzah Peck:
- Betsey Wilkes (1784–1785)
- Mary Wilkes (1786–1787)
- Rachel Wilkes (1788–1789)
- James Wilkes (1791–1792)
- Ezra P. Wilkes (1805–1878)
- Generation 3back to top
Ezra P. Wilkes, son of Matthew Wilkes and Tirzah Peck, was born on May 29, 1805 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on October 1, 1878 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 73. He married Luna Leonard, daughter of Silas Leonard and Hannah Hawley, on April 8, 1829 in Kent, Litchfield, CT. She was born on April 29, 1811 in Kent, Litchfield, CT and died in 1849 in CT at the age of 37.
Children of Ezra P. Wilkes and Luna Leonard:
- Mary Jane Wilkes (1831–1832)
- Betsey E. Wilkes (1834–1835)
- John L. Wilkes (1837–1838)
- Hannah A. Wilkes (1839–1922)
- George W. Wilkes (1846–1847)
| Shared note | IGI, 12/9/91; !Marriage:Barbour Collection, Danbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, Page 396; !Birth & Death: Note from Sally Littlefield, Nov. 15,1992; |