James
Hughes
Born about in County Armagh, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane A (Irwin) Hughes
— married
before 1841 in Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Ellen (Hughes) O'Brien, Mary Ann (Hughes) Mahar, Catherine A (Hughes) Reidy, F Elizabeth (Hughes) Fox and James Joseph Hughes
Died
at about age 81
in Prince Edward Island
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Feb 2016
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Biography
James Hughes was born in Ireland.
Arrived with his wife on Prince Edward Island about 1841, possibly on the ship the "Thomas Gelston." Family settled on St. Mary's Rd, Lot 61.
Sources
- Exiles and Islanders: The Irish Settlers of Prince Edward Island (McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History Series) , Brendan O'Grady, McGill-Queen's University Press (September 30, 2004).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Ann (Seward) Barber 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T845277 [compare], FTDNA kit #451144
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Deborah Barber :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T035886 [compare], FTDNA kit #N52738
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