Richey, Matthew, 1803-1883

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Richey, Matthew, 1803-1883

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        1803-1883

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        Rev. Matthew Richey was born 25 May 1803 in Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland. He was a Wesleyan minister who immigrated to Nova Scotia. He earned an MA degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1836 and was awarded an honorary doctorate of divinity from the same institution in 1847. Matthew Richey married Louisa Matilda Nicholls on 31 July 1825 and had the following children: Mary Augusta, b.11 August 1826; Matthew Henry - b. 10 June 1828; Matilda - b. 13 May 1830; Louisa Matilda - b. 12 January 1833; James Arnimus - b. 3 July 1837; Theophilus Stinson - b. 11 May 1840; William Black - b. 17 April 1846. Rev. Richey died in 1883 at Government House in Halifax while his son was serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

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