Esther Agnes Matthews

     Esther Agnes Matthews was born on 15 August 1874 at Montpelier, Vermont.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Joseph Matthews and Jane Elisabeth Pareau. Esther Agnes Matthewsappeared on the US Census of 1880 in the household of Joseph Matthews and Eliza Pareau at Montpelier, Vermont.⁴

Esther Agnes Matthews, age 20, married Horace William Whelpley, age 24 , son of Captain David C. Whelpley and Harriet Jane Pangbourne, on 31 August 1894 at Montpelier, Vermont.^5,6

Esther Agnes Matthews married William Orton Gokey, son of Charles Cyrus Gokey and Ellen Eliza Johnson.^7,6 Esther Agnes Matthews and William Orton Gokey appeared on the census of 1900 at Boston, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census record seems to have been quickly done, and is filled with misinformation including names and dates.⁷ Esther, age 35 years, and William, age 34 years, appeared on the US Census of 1910 at Clearcut Street, Northfield, Vermont.⁸ Esther, age 45 years, and William, age 44 years, appeared on the US Census of 1920 at 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts.⁹ Esther, age 55 years, and William, age 54 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 at 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts.¹⁰ Esther, age 65 years, and William, age 64 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 at 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts.¹¹ Esther and William lived in 1941 at 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts, In 1941 Esther and William Gokey lived at 37 Joy Steet, Boston, Massachusetts.¹² Esther Agnes Matthews died on 1 August 1964 at Barre, Vermont, at age 89 She died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease at the Don Camp Nursing Home in South Barre.^1,2,3 Esther's obituary of 3 August 1964, reads:

She was buried on 4 August 1964 at Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Vermont.^2,3,1