Robert
Jeffers
Born in Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of John Jeffers
and Janet (Dickey) Jeffers
Husband of
Rachel (Dunlap) Jeffers
— married
about 1854 (to 7 Dec 1881) in Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Husband of
Letitia (Smith) Jeffers
— married
17 Jun 1886 (to 1901) in Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
James Albion Jeffers and Ann (Jeffers) Brenton
Died
at age 77
in Stewiacke, Colceshter Co., Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2015
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Biography
Robert was born to John Jeffers and Janet Dickey in 1824. He married 1st on 6 December 1854 to Rachel Dunlap and had 10 children. He married 2nd to Letitia Smith on 17 June 1886[1] and had a son Guy. He died at age 77 in 1901 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Upper Stewiacke..
Children born to Robert Jeffers and Rachel Dunlap:
- Jewett, born about 1856
- Mary Jane, born about 1858
- James, born 1859, died 1946[2]
- Lewis, born about 1862, died 1865[3]
- Ann, born 1863, died 1945 [4]
- John, born 1866[5]
- Henry, born 1868,[6] died 1950 [7]
- George, born 1870,[8] died 1946 [9]
- Christy, born 1872[10]
- Frederick, born 1874,[11] died 1922[12]
Child born to Robert Jeffers and Letitia Smith:
- Edwin Guy Jeffers, born 1890, died 1921 [13]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage Record from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Death Certificate for James from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Death Record for Lewis from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Death Certificate for Ann from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Birth Record for John from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Birth Certificate for Henry from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Death Certificate for Henry from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Birth Record for George from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Death Certificate for George from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Birth Record for Christy from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Birth Record for Fred from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Death Certificate for Fred from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- ↑ Death Certificate for Guy from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics.
- Canada Census's
- MacNutt Murray History Person page 1219 ID M#53548
- Sprague database Person ID I342889 Family IF F64813
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
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~1.56%
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