Born in Carbonear, Newfoundland Colony
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Benson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Benson
— married
1766 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Benson and Edmund Benson
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Thomas Benson was born September 23rd 1740 in Salisbury Wiltshire England. In the early 1760's Thomas came to and settled in Carbonear, Newfoundland. He married Mary Palmer August 9th, 1766 in Harbour Grace Newfoundland[1]
Note
See online family tree(s) for more, possibly useful, information[2]
Sources
- ↑ The Bensons of Grates Cove, Douglas Ariel Benson. Accessed 2016.
- ↑ Rootsweb. "Newfoundland Families". Matt, 2011. Accessed 2016.
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DNA Connections
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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~1.56%
Colleen Broderick
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Elaine Peddle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A164966 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ronald Drodge :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Doreen Drodge :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T393182 [compare], FTDNA kit #E74D5E
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Loretta (Snow) Knuth :
23andMe
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Rejected matches › Mary Palmer (1738-) › Mary (Benson) Washburn (1738-abt.1767) › Mary Martha Palmer (abt.1740-abt.1825)
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Categories: Carbonear, Newfoundland Colony | Grates Cove, Newfoundland Colony