Born in Falmouth, Hants Co., Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Marsters
and Mary (Knowlton) Marsters
Sister of
Nathaniel Marsters, Rachel (Marsters) Smith, Olivia (Marsters) Boyd and Susan (Marsters) Higgins
Wife of
John B. Layton
— married
12 Mar 1801 (to 17 Feb 1855) in Onslow, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Knowlton (Layton) Bates, Letitia Graham (Layton) Harrison, Elizabeth (Layton) Kaulback and Jonathan Marsters Layton
Died
at age 76
in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2014
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Biography
Catherine (Marsters) Layton was born in 1778. She married John Layton March 12, 1801. Together, they had ten children recorded. (See John's profile for children's names and dates.) She died in 1855 and was buried at Pioneer Cemetery, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia.
Sources
- Vital statistics of Nova Scotia.
- Sprague database for John Layton and Catherine Marsters - Family ID F49753.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 August 2014), memorial page for Catherine Marsters (7 Aug 1778–17 Feb 1855), Find a Grave Memorial no. 70968758, citing Pioneer Cemetery, Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Gregory Chapman (contributor 47516681) Find A Grave: Memorial #70968758.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
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~1.56%
Donald Grant
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WR8679090 [compare], Ancestry member ddgrant194
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
CG King :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CGKing
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~1.56%
Andrew Payzant :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CR5919657 [compare], Ancestry member andrew_payzant
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CR5919657 [compare], FTDNA kit #B536944
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~0.78%
Penny MacLaughlin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A195601 [compare], Ancestry member welmby
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