Rebecca was born in about 1851 to John Purdy and Mary Morton. She married William Griffith in 1874 [1] and they had, at least, eight children. Rebecca passed away in 1933. [2]
Sources
↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMND-BQ2 : 10 April 2015), William Griffith and Rebecca M Purdy, 22 Dec 1874; citing registration , Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,897.
↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKXD-KQK : 11 December 2014), Rebecca Maud Griffith, 08 Feb 1933; citing Wilfrid, , Ontario, 025407, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,358,842.
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-3JV2 : 13 April 2015), Rebecca Maud Purdy in entry for John Edward Griffith and Vera Annie Leila Bowles, 26 Jun 1916; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,079,532.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Y-MVVY : 16 July 2016), Rebecca Griffith in entry for William Griffith, 1911; citing Census, Ontario North Sub-Districts 1-42, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,513.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca: