Born in White Rock, Kings, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Silas B. Bishop
and Anna (Wells) Bishop
Wife of
Elisha Bishop Best
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Adeline May (Best) West
Died
at age 90
in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2010
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Biography
In 1900, Mercy A. Best, widow, 90, b. Canada Eng. was residing with her son Rupert Best and his family in Santa Ana, Orange Co., California.
Sources
- Tangled Roots: Descendants of John Bishop (1709-1785) of Horton, Nova Scotia : a New England Planter Family, Volume 4, page 7
- 1900 census, Santa Ana, Orange Co., California
- Find A Grave: Memorial #10416002
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy 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 Mercy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy 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 Mercy:
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~0.78%
Phyllis (Bishop) Johnston
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Franklin Bishop :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YA4194471 [compare], FTDNA kit #162034
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~0.39%
Ronald Nickerson :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY6260638 [compare]
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Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Bishop-804 and Bishop-434 appear to represent the same person because: Same data
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by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
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