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Name	Weeks, Matt
Born	1892
Birthplace	Bogue Sound, North Carolina
Biographical Summary	Born in 1892 to Nicholas and France Weeks of Bogue Sound, North Carolina, Matt Weeks was part of the contingent from the coast of North Carolina that started coming to the west coast of Florida in the winters in the late 1800s and early 1900s for commercial fishing. Week's early love of the sea led him to work on oil freighters, but when he met Mamie Riggs at Charlotte Harbor his seafaring days ended. He started the Weeks Machine Shop and Boat Works on the Long Dock, later moved to Maud Street, married Mamie and moved to a house on Harvey Street. He became a county commissioner and served for 23 years during the 1930s and 40s. He served with Vasco Peeples at a time when the commission was instrumental in getting new roads and bridges built. According to an interview with Leo Wotitsky "The county was trying to build some roads and streets, and Matt would go out and supervise construction and do all sorts of things." Matt and Mamie raised 5 children in Punta Gorda: William, Ralph, Jane, Martha and Wayne.
Occupation	Machine Shop Owner
Places of residence	North Carolina Punta Gorda, Florida
Spouse	Mamie Riggs
Children	William Ralph Jane Martha Wayne
Father	Nicholas Weeks
Mother	France
Caption	Matt Weeks

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