Mattoon

Probably of French Huguenot origin, the Mattoons probably bore the continental name of Maton. Thousands of French Huguenots took refuge in Holland and England in the wake of religious persecutions in France during the 15th century. The first colonial ancestor of Mattoons in North America was Hujbrecht Mattoon. He signed the Oath of Allegiance to the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on 16 Nov 1652.

A genealogy of the descendents of Philip Mattoon of Deerfield Massachusetts, son of Hujbrecht, was published in 1965. I owe much of my research into the Mattoon family to this book.

Wilbur M Mattoon was born on 4 March 1868 in Viola, Oregon, USA. He married Paulina Mary Elizabeth Baumann in 1888. They had seven children in 18 years. He died on 24 August 1941 in Los Molinos, California, USA, at the age of 73 and was buried there.

Everett Bryan (Jack) Mattoon was born on 29 November 1896 in Thornton, Washington, USA. He married Grace Irene Brazier and they had three children together. He died on 3 September 1970 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the age of 73.