Born about in Barrington, Nova Scotia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Israel Doane
and Desire (Nickerson) Doane
Wife of
Reuben Cohoon
— married
3 May 1799 in Argyle, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Mother of
James Cohoon and Eleanor (Cahoon) Doane
Died about
at about age 65
in Canso, Nova Scotia [uncertain]
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| Created 9 Dec 2010
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Biography
Clarissa, b. at Barrington, Aug., 1779; d. at Canso, N. S., July 20, 1845[1] ; m. May 3, 1799, at Argyle, to Reuben Cahoon who d. at Canso, Nov. 15, 1843 (his 2nd wife). They settled near " Doanes Point" on Roberts Island, Argyle, where her father had resided since 1793, and the old house they occupied there is still standing, though somewhat altered from its original form. From Argyle they removed to Canso. Ch. :
- Solomon,
- Reuben,
- Susan, m. Cole.
- James,
- Prince,
- John,
- Eleanor, m., 1st, Capt. Barak Larkin, s. of Stephen and Ruth (Cook) Larkin of Little River; m. 2nd, Jan. 1, 1853, Capt. Harvey Doane (485).
- Desire, m. Josiah Powell.
- Asa,
- Drusilla, in. Rev. Abram W. Barss, who d. at Port Medway, Feb. 26, 1892, ae. 69 years; a Baptist clergyman.
Sources
- ↑ The Doane family: 1. Deacon John Doane, of Plymouth, 2. Doctor John Done, of Maryland, and their descendants. by Alfred Adler Doane Published 1902 page 117
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarissa:
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~3.32%
~6.25%
Alton Crowell 
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~2.34%
~6.25%
Marlene Crosby :
23andMe, GEDmatch LR4124506 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal MARd36d5fd3, Ancestry member m_aubin50
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~1.56%
Bob Power :
23andMe, GEDmatch M081555 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A113027 [compare], Ancestry member CableSleuth2
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~1.56%
Gregory Whitehouse :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A144088 [compare], Ancestry member gregory_whitehouse
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~1.56%
Iain Brown :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EM8263202 [compare], yourDNAportal IAId031b213
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~1.56%
Glenn Williams :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gskwilliams
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~0.78%
Debra (Clive) Naysmith :
23andMe, GEDmatch SP4104970 [compare]
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~0.78%
Amanda (Kenney) Lutwick :
23andMe
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