Born in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Osborne
and Margaret (Derby) Osborne
Sister of
Stephen Osborne
Wife of
Joseph Buffum
— married
29 Mar 1737 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Jedediah Buffum, Jonathan Buffum, William Buffum, David Buffum, Comfort Buffum, Elizabeth Buffum, Hannah (Buffum) Harkness, Ann (Buffum) Inman, Joseph Buffum, Margaret (Buffam) Wing, James Buffum, Abigail Buffum, Richard Buffum and Benjamin Buffum
Died
at age 85
in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2015
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Biography
Margaret Osborne was born on September 08, 1719 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts. Her parents were William Osborne and Margaret Derby.
She married Joseph Buffum on March 29, 1737 in Salem, Massachusetts.[1]
Together they had 14 children[2]:
- Hannah Buffum
- David Buffum
- Margaret Buffam
- Jedediah Buffum
- William Buffum
- Jonathan Buffum
- Comfort Buffum
- Elizabeth Buffum
- Ann Buffum
- Joseph Buffum
- James Buffum
- Richard Buffum
- Abigail Buffum
- Benjamin Buffum
She died on 8 Jul 1805 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.[3]
Her will is written on 12 March 1802 and proved on 10 August 1805 in Smithfield, Rhode Island.[3] Her date of death is recorded in the heading of her inventory which was taken on 6 September 1805.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-SQ6K : 18 February 2020), Joseph Buffam and Margaret Osborn, 29 Mar 1737; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011201.
- ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89J-DF6 : 4 November 2020), Margret in entry for Buffum children, 17 Aug 1737; citing Birth, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, various city archives, Rhode Island; FHL microfilm 959,589.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649170_00120). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line] image 120 (will) & 121 (inventory), Inventory & Probate Records, 3-4, 1791-1827, pages 203 (will) & 204 (inventory). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Free Ancestry.com image
- Osborne Origins, "Margaret OSBORNE-8929"
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
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~0.39%
Chet Ogan
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member oganchet
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #777241
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~0.39%
Karen Knutson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M240670 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A330158 [compare], Ancestry member TreeKnuts
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Tim Roeland :
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch YL6245832 [compare]
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~0.39%
Cecily (Marble) Hintzen :
23andMe, GEDmatch FD4775575 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FD4775575 [compare], Ancestry member cecily_hintzen
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~0.39%
William Adams :
23andMe
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~0.39%
~1.56%
C Donaldson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Paul Osgood :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member prosgood1
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~0.39%
James Barks :
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