Edward was born in Canada in 1924 to Delipha Antaya and Julia Beneteau. He was of French descent. He immigrated with his siblings (Julia, Yvonne, Kenneth, Louie, and Thomas) to Detroit, Michigan, USA, on 16 Sep 1933. His parents were mentioned in the immigration records, and appear to have already been living in Detroit. [1]
Edward married a woman named Elizabeth who was called Betty.
He lived in various towns in Michigan throughout the rest of his life.[2]
He passed away in 1999. His last known residence was in Wayne County, Michigan.[3] His burial place is not yet known.
Sources
↑ "Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ1F-N8Q : 4 December 2014), Edward James Antaya, 16 Sep 1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M1478 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,490,450.
↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KYM2-HN6 : 23 May 2014), Edward J Antaya, Residence, Dearborn, Michigan, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP9N-JZF : 20 May 2014), Edward J Antaya, 19 May 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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.
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