Born in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Josiah Strong Sr
and Joanna (Gillett) Strong
Sister of
Johanna (Strong) Warner, John Strong, Elizabeth (Strong) Coleman, Mary (Strong) Webster, Josiah Strong Jr, Eunice (Strong) Rowley, Caleb Strong, Rachel Strong, Dorcas (Strong) Skinner, Joshua Strong, Irene Strong and Asahel Strong
Wife of
Samuel Calkins Jr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Aaron Calkins, Abner Calkins, Ann Calkins, David Calkins, Jemima (Calkin) Bishop and Samuel Calkins III
Died
at age 65
in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Damaris Calkins was born on May 8, 1703. in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
She died on March 23, 1769 in Connecticut.\
Notes
- Burial (Mar 1769) Sharon, New London, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Sources
- Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. Title: Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. Publication: New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911.
- Descendants of Jonathan Gillet, of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn. Author: Gillette, Salmon Cone ["by the late Salmon Cone Gillette, of Colchester, Conn. Arranged and enlarged by the Rev. Henry Clay Alvord, A.M., Pastor of the Old South Church, South Weymouth, Mass., and C.M.Gillett, Syracuse, N.Y. Publication: Ilion, N.Y. : Citizen Publishing Co., Printers, 1898 Note: Reprinted from the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register for April 1893.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 February 2018, 16:41), entry for Damaris Strong(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKVK-K8L); contributed by various users.
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Donna Gehring for creating WikiTree profile Strong-1771 through the import of wikitree.ged on Jun 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Donna and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Damaris 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 Damaris:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Damaris 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 Damaris:
-
~1.56%
~9.38%
Wayne Davy 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T497034 [compare], FTDNA kit #330066
-
~0.78%
John Bixler :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A430917 [compare], Ancestry member captbixley
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~0.78%
Thomas (Calkins) Orr :
23andMe, GEDmatch KU5544160 [compare]
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~0.78%
Linda (Masden) Vixie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T944379 [compare], Ancestry member lvixie
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~0.78%
DeWayne Hevelone :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dhevelone21
-
~0.78%
Gerald Hunt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B239118
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Audrey (Fieger) Cummins :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T664835 [compare], FTDNA kit #729164
-
~0.39%
Stephen Hunter :
23andMe, GEDmatch PS9470358 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Janice (Steward) Taylor :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jlstaylor
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T334937 [compare], FTDNA kit #410303
-
~0.39%
Deborah Creese :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Eric Orr :
23andMe, GEDmatch FG1751559 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A129800 [compare], Ancestry member eric_va
-
~0.39%
M Johnson :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Heather Chandler :
23andMe, GEDmatch EP8755810 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QZ3980607 [compare]
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Dick Haller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A474908 [compare], Ancestry member Abby_Glann
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B235974
-
~0.39%
Lloyd (Hunt) de Vere Hunt :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
+
MyHeritage DNA, FTDNA kit #B231134
-
~0.39%
Robert Cowan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Cowanr6
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Gary Dean Jorgensen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jorgensengaryd
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Tina Ward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YG6516884 [compare], Ancestry member Kortina
-
~0.39%
K Patterson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A509582 [compare], Ancestry member wordsmithdesign
-
~0.39%
Kathy (Gibson) von Seggern :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a749150 [compare], Ancestry member parothdldy
-
~0.39%
Andrew Payzant :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CR5919657 [compare], Ancestry member andrew_payzant
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CR5919657 [compare], FTDNA kit #B536944
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Pam (Parrott) Wilson :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Jessica Calkins Willoughby :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Margaret Eberle :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~6.25%
S. Tracy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F473927 [compare], FTDNA kit #473927
-
~0.39%
Ron Bellows :
MyHeritage DNA
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Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Strong-1771 and Strong-344 appear to represent the same person because: Same birthdate, same father, same siblings.
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by Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
[Living Gillett]
Strong-1771 and Strong-344 are not ready to be merged because: need to do more research, one male & the other female
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by [Living Gillett]
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