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Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth Valentine


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Elizabeth Valentine and nine of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Elizabeth Valentine,1 born 12 May 1913 (parents not determined);1, 2 died 10 November 1989 in Woodbury, Connecticut.1, 2, 3 Elizabeth married, 12 October 1935 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, Jonas Heartt Raub10, 11 (born 7 May 1903 in Illinois, the son of William Longstreth Raub and Frances Hall ‘Fannie’ Heartt;4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Jonas died 18 December 1978 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut4, 5, 9). Elizabeth and Jonas are buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.2, 5

+2i. Elizabeth Ann ‘Lisa’ Raub, born ca. 1937. Married Juri Matisoo.
+3ii. Frances Heartt Raub, born 14 April 1939; twin; died November 2008 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California. Married Karl Weston Chester.
+4iii. Pamela Deming Raub, born 14 April 1939 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut; twin; died 28 September 2010 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Married John Jewett Henry.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Elizabeth V. Raub, no. 049-34-5171; died: 10 November 1989; born: 12 May 1913; last place of residence: Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  2. BillionGraves (website). South Cemetery, Woodbury Center, Litchfield [County], Connecticut, gravestone: Jonas Heartt / May 7, 1903 / December 18, 1978 / His Wife / Elizabeth Valentine / May 12, 1913 / November 10, 1989 / RAUB
  3. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Elizabeth V. Raub, died: 10 November 1989 in Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut; age: 76; widow; father surname: Valentine; spouse: Heart.
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Raub, J., no. 046-10-5354; died: December 1978; born: 7 May 1903; last place of residence: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.
  5. BillionGraves (website). South Cemetery, Woodbury Center, Litchfield [County], Connecticut, Jonas Heartt Raub, died: 18 December 1978; born: 7 May 1903.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg Township, Enumeration District 154, Sheet No. 13A, family of William L. Raub (42, Connecticut, professor, college); wife of 8 years Frances H. Raub (36, New York, 2 children, 2 living); son Jonas Heartt Raub (6, Illinois); son William L. Raub (5, Illinois); governess Gertrude Sweet (23, New York, governess, private family); servant Addie Johnson (24, Illinois, servant, private family).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg Township, Enumeration District 171, Sheet No. 4A, family of Wm. L. Raub (61, Connecticut, teacher, college); wife France H. Raub (46, New York); son J. Heartt Raub (16, Illinois); son Wm. L. Raub Jr. (15, Illinois); servant Cora A. Love (47, Illinois, widow, servant, home).
  8. The Longstreth Family Records, Revised and Enlarged by Agnes Longstreth Taylor. Philadelphia. Press of Ferris & Leach, 1909. Available at archive.org. Pages 296, 552; entries for the families of Joseph Longstreth Raub, and his son William Longstreth Raub, who married Frances Hall Heartt, daughter of Jonas Scholfield and Frances Helen (Hall) Heartt. The entries provide the names of family members and brief vital and biographical details.
  9. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, J. Hea [sic, Heartt] Raub, died: 18 December 1978 in Waterbury, Connecticut; age: 75; married; spouse: Eliz.
  10. Wedding Invitations, The New York Times, 22 September 1935, Elizabeth Valentine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Valentine, and Jonas Heartt Raub, son of Professor and Mrs. William L. Raub, on 12 October 1935 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
  11. Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 38, Issue 7, Page 229, available at Google Books. marriage of Jonah H. Raub and Elizabeth Valentine on 12 October.
Second Generation
2. Elizabeth Ann ‘Lisa’ Raub2 (Elizabeth1), born ca. 1937.1 Lisa married, 18 June 1960 in Woodbury, Connecticut, Juri Matisoo1 (born ca. 1938, parents not determined1).

 5i. Margaret Longstreth Matisoo, born 25 February 1962 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.2
+6ii. Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo, born 8 March 1963 in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Married John Michael Grabarits.

3. Frances Heartt Raub2 (Elizabeth1), born 14 April 1939; twin;3 died November 2008 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California.4 Frances married, 29 September 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut, Karl Weston Chester3, 6 (born 6 January 1935, parents not determined3, 5).

4. Pamela Deming Raub2 (Elizabeth1), born 14 April 1939 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut; twin;7, 8, 9 died 28 September 2010 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.7, 9 Pamela married, 15 June 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut, John Jewett Henry8, 10 (born ca. 1938, the son of Curran Jewett Henry and Phyllis Kristeen Wald8). Pamela is buried in Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.7

 7i. Frances Kristeen Henry.
 8ii. Stefan Jewett Henry.
 9iii. Aletta Deming Heartt.
 10iv. Maren Valentine Henry.

  1. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: Juri Matisoo, age 23; bride: Eliza A. Raub, age 22; married on 18 June 1960 in Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  2. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Margaret Longsreth Matisoo, born: 25 February 1962 in Ramsey, Minnesota; father: Juri Matisoo; mother: Elizabeth Ann Raub.
  3. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: Karl W. Chester, age 28; Bride: Franc[es] H. Raub, age 24; married in 1963 in Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  4. Deaths, Voices, Woodbury, Connecticut, 3 December 2008, Frances Heartt (Raub) Chester, died November 2008 in Concord, California.
  5. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  6. Marriage, The New York Times, 29 September 1963, Miss Frances Heartt Raub, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Heartt Raub, and Karl Weston Chester, son of Mrs. Edward Prest Chester, on 29 September 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Pamela Raub Henry, born: 13 April 1939 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut; died: 28 September 2010 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania [from record].
  8. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: John J. Henry, age 25; Bride: Pamel[a] D. Raub, age 24; married on 15 June 1963 in WOodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  9. Obituary, Centre Daily Times, State College, Pennsylvania. Available at Penn State University Libraries (online). 30 September 2010, Pamela (Raub) Henry, died 28 September 2010 born 14 April 1939 in Waterbury, Connecticut. The article provides brief biographical details, the names of her parents and husband, and indicates she was survived by her husband, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren, one sister, and was predeceased by parents and her identical twin sister.
  10. Marriage, The New York Times, 16 June 1963, Miss Pamela Deming Raub, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Heartt Raub, and John Jewett Henry, on 15 June 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut.
Third Generation
6. Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo3 (Elizabeth ‘Lisa’,2 Elizabeth1), born 8 March 1963 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.1 Elizabeth married, 15 August 1987 in Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, New York, John Michael Grabarits2 (born ____, parents not determined).

  1. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo, born: 8March 1963 in Ramsey, Minnesota; father: Juri Matisoo; mother: Elizabeth Ann Raub.
  2. Marriage, The New York Times, 16 August 1987, Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Juri Matisoo, and John Michael Grabarits, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Anthony Grabarits, on 15 August 1987 in Yorktown Heights, New York.