Henry
DeWitt
Born in Tracy, Sunbury, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Jacob DeWitt
and Phoebe DeWitt
Brother of
Salome DeWitt, Nancy DeWitt, Jeremiah DeWitt, Catherine DeWitt, Isaac DeWitt and Jacob DeWitt
Husband of
Mary Jane Nason
— married
4 Nov 1852 in Sunbury, New Brunswick
Descendants 
Father of
Charlotte DeWitt, Henry Leonard DeWitt, George DeWitt, Nehemiah DeWitt, Phoebe Maria (DeWitt) Harris, Annie DeWitt, Angelina Alelaide (DeWitt) Phillips, David DeWitt, Alfred DeWitt and Minnie Amelia DeWitt
Died
at age 91
in Tracy, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2019
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Biography
This profile is part of the DeWitt Name Study.
Henry DeWitt was born on 7 Mar 1828 in Tracy, Sunbury, New Brunswick, son of Isaac Jacob DeWitt (~1802– ) and Phoebe DeWitt (~1806– ).[1]
His siblings were:
- Salome DeWitt (~1828– )
- Nancy DeWitt (~1831– )
- Jeremiah DeWitt (~1831– )
- Catherine DeWitt (~1836– )
- Isaac DeWitt (1837–1932)
- Jacob DeWitt (~1843– )
Henry (24) married Mary Jane Nason (10) (born on 4 Mar 1842 in Tracy; daughter of John M. Nason and Abigail Grass) on 4 Nov 1852 in Sunbury. Their known children were:
- Charlotte DeWitt (~1860– )
- Henry Leonard DeWitt (1862–1934)
- George DeWitt (~1863– )
- Nehemiah DeWitt (1865–1928)
- Phoebe Maria DeWitt (1867–1920)
- Annie DeWitt (~1868– )
- Angelina Alelaide DeWitt (1872–1913)
- David DeWitt (~1873– )
- Alfred DeWitt (~1877– )
- Minnie Amelia DeWitt (1881– )
Henry died on 6 Nov 1919 in Tracy, Canada, aged 91. He was buried in Tracy Cemetery, Tracy, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.[2] [3] [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104901130/henry-leonard-dewitt: accessed), memorial page for Henry Leonard DeWitt (7 Mar 1828–6 Nov 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104901130, citing Tracy Cemetery, Tracy, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Duane Crabtree (contributor 47432569).
- ↑ Death record
- ↑ Find A Grave
See also:
- 1851 Canadian census
- http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002294376.pdf
- 1881 Canadian census for NB
- http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e326/e008131729.pdf
- 1891 Canadian census
- http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148107-00011
- 1901 Canadian census
- http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z001/pdf/z000030598.pdf
- https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=132ef88a-2451-4682-b6a4-030e7f763d0b&r=1&ni=81039
- Sunbury County Marriage records Page 10
- https://nbgs.ca/upload/files/NB_marriage_records/Sunbury_Co_Marriages_1766-1888.pdf
- https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C4.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=858037b0-2904-481f-9ce4-d0f42a7f8938
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- John DeWitt
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT350034, FTDNA kit #933943, MitoYDNA ID T17722 [compare]
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~0.78%
Rob (Payea) Stone :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LY5333960 [compare], Ancestry member nicknotes65
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Living DNA, GEDmatch NB5634592 [compare]
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~0.78%
Danny Payea :
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~0.78%
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