Born about in New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abijah Shaw
and Matilda (Drier) Shaw
Sister of
Irene S. Shaw, Eunice Victoria Shaw, Sedgefield D. Shaw, Marvin W. Shaw, Aaron Abijah Shaw, Phillip D. Shaw, William L. Shaw, Ethalinda Shaw and Thomas M. Shaw
Wife of
Ezekiel H. DeWitt
— married
after 10 Jan 1866 [location unknown]
Died
at about age 83
in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2017
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Biography
Frances Emily Shaw was born in ~1850 in New Brunswick, Canada. Her parents were Abijah Shaw (~1819 - 1895) and Matilda Drier (~1821 - 1883).
Her siblings were...
- Irene S. Shaw (~1843 - 1866)
- Eunice V. Shaw (~1844 - 1885)
- Sedgefield D. Shaw (1847 - 1891)
- Marvin M. Shaw (1852 - )
- Aaron Abijah Shaw (1853 - 1915)
- Phillip D. Shaw (~1856 - )
- William L. Shaw (~1859 - 1931)
- Ethalinda Shaw (1861 - )
- Thomas M. Shaw (~1866 - )
Frances married Ezekiel H. DeWitt (~1833 - ~1889) on January 10, 1866.
Their children were...
- John H. DeWitt (1870 - 1918)
- Frank Wood DeWitt (1873 - 1951)
- William E. DeWitt (~1875 - )
- Wilmot H. DeWitt (~1878 - ).
Frances died on January 16, 1933 in Carleton, New Brunswick aged ~82.
Sources
- 1851 Canadian census for NB
- http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002292198.pdf
- 1891 Canadian census for NB
- https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148100-00143
- George Hayward Collection - Shaws of NB Page 301
- https://nbgs.ca/upload/files/George_Hayward_Collection/Shaws_of_NB_%26_Maine.PDF
- Find A Grave: Memorial #104800063
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily 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 Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily 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 Emily:
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~3.12%
Gregory J. V. Harris
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gregoryjharris1
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Bruce Lyford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A949886 [compare], Ancestry member bplyford
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Donna (Cliff) Schwartz :
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