Matthew GONINON

                   Matthew was baptised at Camborne Parish Church on the 22nd Sept 1814. In 1841 he was living in Connor Downs. He married Belinda Gartrell on the 2nd Nov 1845 at Gwithian Church. He gave his occupation as a farmer. Belinda was 30 and a spinster living in Connor Downs. Her father was Benjamin Gartrell, also a farmer. The witnesses were John Holman and John Andrawartha. They had two children in Cornwall (Matthew Henry & John Gartrell) before they migrated in 1849 to the United States, settling after a while near Mineral Point in Wisconsin. They had sailed on the ship 'Bark Marquis of Chandos' and arrived in New York on the 5th May 1849. They had three more children (Matthew Henry, Benjamin and Louise).They built a house at Vinegar Hill in Iowa (deed dated 11th May 1852) and then on the 21st May 1855 bought 80 acres in Benton,LaFayette County, WI. They subsequently moved to Iowa County,WI. The first Matthew Henry died in 1853 and is buried at Old Vinegar Hill cemetery just across the state border in Iowa. John also died at a young age, possibly on the voyage over. Matthew applied for US citizenship on the 15th Jan 1856. Belinda died in 1868 and Matthew in 1883. Both are buried at the Providence Cemetery, near Hazel Green in Lafayette County, WI.

Descendants of Matthew a
2 CONC dopted the spelling 'Goninen'