Benjamin
DuBois
Born in Salem, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob du Bois
and Mary Alliger
Brother of
Mary Anne (Dubois) Robinson, John DuBois, Ezekiel DuBois, Solomon DuBois, Josiah Dubois, Nathan DuBois and Sarah DuBois
Husband of
Mary (Robinson) DuBois
— married
29 May 1776 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander DuBois and Martha W (DuBois) Wooters
Died
at about age 40
in Salem, New Jersey
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Nov 2014
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1755.[1] He was married to Mary (Robinson) DuBois.[1] He enlisted in the American Revolution as a private in the Second Battalion of Captain Newkirk's Company, Salem County, New Jersey Militia.[1][2] He was likely the merchant at a store in Pilesgrove Township mentioned in a book on the history of Salem County, New Jersey.[3] He died in 1796.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume 221. Transcription: Transcription of SAR Application of Elihu B. Beard
- ↑ Stryker, William Scudder. Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. Harvard University: W.T. Nicholson & Company, printers, 1872. P. 580. Digital copy on arcrhive.org.
- ↑ Cushing, Thomas. History of the counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland, New Jersey, with biographical sketches of their prominent citizens. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1872. P. 456. Digital copy on arcrhive.org.
Acknowledgements
- The original version of this profile was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import by Gyda Arber through the import of Gyda Family Tree (3).ged on Nov 13, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
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~0.78%
William DuBois
:
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal WIL08b75603
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Joan (Waltz) Leonard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SR7227110 [compare]
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Kelly Leonard :
23andMe, GEDmatch AY817142C1 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AY817142C1 [compare], Ancestry member nrgmusic52260
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~0.39%
Linda McCashland :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Kirby Leonard :
MyHeritage DNA
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