Capt.
Reuben
Giffin
Abbott
Born in Louis Head, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Elisha Abbott
and Mary (Giffin) Abbott
Brother of
Ann Margaret (Abbott) Lyons and Perez Abbott
Husband of
Jaily (MacMillan) Abbott
— married
15 Aug 1872 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Husband of
Augusta (MacMillan) Abbott
— married
28 Dec 1897 in Lewis (Louis) Head, Nova Scotia
Husband of
Gertrude Bertha (Giffin) Abbott
— married
2 Nov 1915 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Cora Lee (Abbott) MacMillan, Walter Eisenhauer Abbott, Maud Ridgeway (Abbott) Giffin and Linda Mary (Abbott) Giffin
Died
at age 81
in Louis Head,
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2016
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Biography
- Buried in the Louis Head Cemetery.
- Gravestone reads "Reuben G. Abbott, born 1850 died 1931."
- He married 1st. Jaily MacMillan, they had 7 children.
- 2nd. Augusta MacMillan.
Marriage vitals to Augusta MacMillan shows
- His age is 48 years and a widower, a fisherman
- Born and lives in Lewis Head
- Parents are Elisha (fishing) and Mary
- Wit's are Thomas D. Giffin and Allan R. Giffin
Married 3rd. Gertrude Bertha Giffin.
- Sea Captain.
Sources
- Our Nova Scotian Ancestors, By M.Edward Burtt. 3/1999 page 9-10.
- Also the Shelburne County Genealogical Society, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
- Louis Head Cemetery.
- For marriage to Augusta McMillan, yr.1897, bk.1836, pg.246, #77. search, "Robert G. Abbott"
- For death "Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics" year 1931, book 131, page 744. search "Reuben Giffen Abbott"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Neenah Brown 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M588871 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Tress Brown :
23andMe
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~2.34%
~18.75%
Kenneth Chapman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #563342
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~1.56%
Mike Abbott :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Dana Burtt :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Laurie Giffin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M223119 [compare]
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~0.78%
Christopher Tallia :
AncestryDNA
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