William Benjamin Mater was born in December 1846 in Walpole Township, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada.
1,2 He was born on 29 December 1847 in Walpole Township., Haldimand, Upper Canada.
1,2 He and
Ann Jane Peden were married on 1 February 1871 in Drummondsville, Stamford, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
1 He and
Ann Jane Peden were married on 1 February 1871 in Drummondville, Stamford Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
1 He died on 23 August 1918, at age 70, in Myrtle Point, Coos, Oregon.
3 He died on 23 August 1918, at age 70, in Myrtle Point, Coos Co., Oregon, USA.
3 He was buried in Norway Cemetery, Myrtle Point, Coos, Oregon.
1 He was buried in Norway Pioneer Cemetery, Myrtle Point, Coos Co., Oregon, USA.
1 William Benjamin Mater was a Mechanic/Gunsmith.
1 He was a Mechanic in Gunsmith.
1 When Clara was a baby they moved to McGregor, Michigan. William was a gunsmith by trade and opened a gunshop there in McGregor. Later they moved to Beatrice and then on to Lincoln Nebraska, continuing in the guntrade business.
In Lincoln, his gunshop was burglerized several times so he became discouraged and moved to a homestead in Perkins County, Nebraska.
Among the guns that he repaired were ones belonging to Jesse James. This was in 1888. Their residence on the homestead was a sod house. They had a drilled well with a windmill which was the only water within 20 miles. While living there, Bell met and married Jacob Nelson and their first son was born in this house in 1894.
Sometime after 1918, the family moved to Coos County, Oregon. Jacob and Bell established a home in Myrtle Point, as did William, Ann Jane, Annie, Clara and Samuel Jacob. They were all burried in the Norway cemetery in Myrtle Point.
After several years of this dry farming they all decided to move west and traveled by covered wagon, taking theur cows, horses, chickens and other belongings with them. Both families settled on the Stroud ranch just east of Casper, Wyoming where they lived until after the death of William and Ann's son Willie. They bought a ranch by the Platte river just east of Casper and lived in tents the first winter. In the spring they began to build their home, but before it was completed William's leg was broken from being kicked by a horse, and they were unable to continue with the housebuilding. They moved into Casper and William's brother, Samuel Jacob, came to build them a home- and continued to live with them from then on.William was Presbyterian. Both Ann and William Benjamin were living in Chippawa when they married. He worked as a mechanic. After their marriage, William Benjamin Mater and Ann Jane Mater lived in Chippawa, Canada where he learned the trades of gunsmith and locksmith. Their 3 daughters were born in Canada. When William Benjamin's daughter Clara was a baby, shortly after 1877, William Benjamin's family moved to McGregor, Michigan. William Benjamin was a gunsmith by trade and opened a gunshop there in McGregor. Later his family moved to Beatrice. They all decided to move west and traveled by covered wagon, taking theur cows, horses, chickens and other belongings with them. They settled on the Stroud ranch just east of Casper, Wyoming. They bought a ranch by the Platte river just east of Casper and lived in tents the first winter. In the spring they began to build their home, but before it was completed William Benjamin's leg was broken from being kicked by a horse, and they were unable to continue with the housebuilding. They moved into Casper and William's brother, Samuel Jacob, came to build them a home and Samuel Jacob continued to live with them from then on. They eventually moved to Lincoln Nebraska, continuing in the guntrade business. In Lincoln, William Benjamin's gunshop was broken into and robbed several times so he became discouraged and moved to a homestead in Perkins County, Nebraska. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
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His Name: WILLIAM BENJAMIN MATER
Age: 23
Residence when Married: Chippawa
Place of Birth: Walpole Tp
Bachelor or Widower: M
Rank or Profession: Mechanic
Names of Parents: GEORGE & MARY MATER
Religious Denomination of Bridegroom: Presbyterian
Her Name: ANN JANE PEDAN *
Age: 24
Residence when Married: Chippawa
Place of Birth: Co. Derry, Ireland
Spinster or Widow: S
Names of Parents: JAMES & JANE PEDEN * [note that her last name was spelled differently]
Religious Denomination of Bride: Presbyterian
Names and Residences of Witnesses:
Mary Liddle, Clifton
Robert Aberdeen M.D., ...?pension Bridge
Date and place of Marriage: 1 Feb 1871, Drummondville
By whom Married: Jas. A.F. McBain
By License or Banns: L
County of: Stamford
Division of: Welland.