Born in Westchester Valley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Flintiff Purdy
and Margaret (Knight) Purdy
Sister of
John William Purdy, Rachel Agnes (Purdy) Carter, Elizabeth Richardson (Purdy) Crawford, Joseph Knight Purdy, Horatio Nelson Purdy, Frank Purdy [half], Susannah (Purdy) Stonehouse [half], Sarah Steele (Purdy) Dobson [half], Ernest Purdy [half] and Burns Auburn Purdy [half]
Wife of
James Bruce Dobson
— married
18 Nov 1875 [location unknown]
Mother of
George Flintiff Dobson
Died
at age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2011
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Biography
Jane married Samuel Dobson in 1875.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHGF-1TT2 : 14 December 2020), Jane Purdy in entry for James Dobson, 18 Oct 1875; citing Marriage, Millvale, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 007597252.
- "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DH-DFX : 24 October 2018), Jane Purdy in household of Samuel H Purdy, Westchester Valley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane 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 Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane 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 Jane:
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~2.34%
~3.12%
Cathy (Wilson) Hope 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AR5039716 [compare]
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~1.56%
Susan (Pickrem) Doyle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GB2852508 [compare], Ancestry member susieque129
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~0.78%
Joe Bowser :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Joseph Budd :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Marissa (McKeen) McKean :
23andMe, GEDmatch KJ6553085 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KM357011C1 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR7850029f, Ancestry member marissamckean90
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~0.39%
Susan (Stoby) Jensen :
23andMe, GEDmatch M567546 [compare]
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~0.39%
Lorna (Jackson) Funk :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lorna_funk
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~0.39%
S Guinan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A503909 [compare], yourDNAportal SAN994e43da, Ancestry member Whez59
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Rejected matches › Jane (Giles) Beckingham (1842-1919) › Jane Purdy (1842-) › Jane (Hornblow) Purdy (1851-abt.1916) › Gertrude Jane (Purdy) Pryer (1839-1918) › Jane Augusta (Stansbury) Purdy (1844-1928) › Ruby Jane Purdy (1842-1923) › Amy Jane Purdy (1848-1914) › Mary Jane (Clark) Purdy (1842-1919) › Jane Preedy (bef.1839-) › Janice Purdy › Jessie (Bird) Glover › Jane Puddy (1842-) › Genevieve (Bird) McCord (1899-1970) › Jean E. Bird › Virginia (Bird) Marshall (1833-1916) › Jane Bird › Sarah Jane (Bird) Ashby (1884-1965) › Teresa Jane (Purdy) Doolittle (1840-) › Elizabeth Jean (Bird) Benbow (abt.1840-1919)
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