Born in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Sears
and Eunice (Hicks) Sears
Sister of
Jonathan Sears, William Sanford Sears, Nathan Sears, Titus William Sears and Robert Chipman Sears
Wife of
Josiah Finney
— married
19 Sep 1871 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Wife of
Lemuel Tower
— married
28 Jul 1892 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Descendants 
Mother of
Isadora Phinney and Gilbert Phinney
Died
at about age 86
in Centrevillage, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2015
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Biography
Mahala Sears was born in 1840 or 1846. She was the daughter of William Sears and Eunice Hicks. She married Josiah Phinney on September 19, 1871.[1]
Following Josiah's death in 1890, Mahala remarried. She married Lemuel Tower on July 28, 1892.[2] Malaha died on December 20, 1926.[3] She was buried in the Midgic Cemetery, with her first husband, Josiah Phinney.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-K9WM : accessed 28 August 2015), Josiah Finney and Mahala Sears, 19 Sep 1871; citing , Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 437, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,410.
- ↑ "Vital Statistics from Government Records" Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS141B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages, Westmorland County, Number 2691, Code B4/1892, Microfilm F14020 - Record for Mahalia Phinnie and Lemuel Tower, 1892-07-28
- ↑ "Vital Statistics from Government Records" Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates, Westmorland County, Registration 47856, Volume 49, Microfilm F18950 - Record for Mahala Tower, 1926-12-20
- ↑ Midgic Cemetery - Phinney
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala 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 Mahala:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala 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 Mahala:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Krista-Lee (Patterson) Bailey 
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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