Born in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peleg Holmes
and Mary (Trefry) Holmes
Sister of
Peleg Holmes, Abigail Kimball (Holmes) Lockhart, Kendall Holmes, John Holmes, Joshua Holmes, Harriet Newell (Holmes) Barker, Matilda Mahala (Holmes) Davison, James Holmes, Unknown Holmes, John William Holmes [half], Grace Anne Holmes [half], Almira Louisa Holmes [half], Daniel Lockhart Holmes [half], Lydia Lucinda Holmes [half], Ruth Holmes [half], George Levi Holmes [half], Ruth Amelia Holmes [half], Hazeltine Holmes [half], Mary Emery Holmes [half] and Nelson Trefry Holmes [half]
Wife of
Robert Davison
— married
Feb 1831 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Albert Davison, Robert K. Davison, Marianna (Davison) Beckwith-Graham, Susannah (Davison) Churchill, Amos Davison, Leander Davison, Mary Eliza Davison and Hiram Coalfleet Davison
Died about
at about age 68
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jan 2010
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Biography
Mary (Holmes) Davison lived in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mary Holmes was born on the 16th July 1812 at Central Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
She was the daughter of Peleg Holmes and Mary Trefry.
Mary Holmes married Robert Davison in February, 1831. They had 11 children.
CHILDREN:
- Albert Davidson
- Robert K. Davison
- Marianna Davison
- Demas Davison
- Susannah Davison
- Mary Eliza Davison
- Amos Davison
- Grace A. Davison
- Leander Davison
- Hiram Coalfleet Davison
- Judson Davison
Canada Census 1871 [1]
Event Place: Centreville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nationality: English. Religion: Baptist.
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Davison | Male | 66 | N S | |
| Marey Davison | Female | 60 | N S | |
| Leander Davison | Male | 19 | N S | |
| Elizebeth Davison | Female | 17 | N S | |
| Hiram Davison | Male | 11 | N S |
Sources
- ↑ 1871 Canada Census. Citing this Record: "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch [1] and (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48B-BTQ : 24 October 2018), Mary Davison in household of Robert Davison, Centreville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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~0.78%
Charlie Wilson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A626414 [compare], Ancestry member chaswilsonvt
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~0.78%
Paul Specht :
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~0.39%
Emmy (Dunham) Frost :
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