Laura Geneva Williams was born on November 18, 1891, in West Green Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her parents were Nathaniel Williams and Elizabeth Doll. [1]
At the age of 23, Laura married a Fisherman named Edward Charles Turner on February 7, 1917, in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.[2]
In 1921, Laura lived in West Green Harbour with her husband Edward and their four children:[3]
Place: West Green Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada[3]
Research Notes
Searched Nova Scotia, Historical Vital Statistics, Family Search and Canadian Census from 1891, 1901, 1911 with no further residence results. Carla Sheedy 02.13.2021.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRF-2XLX : 15 January 2021), Laura Geneva Williams, 18 Nov 1891; citing Birth, West Green Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate number 991572, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
↑ 2.02.1 "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1907-1932," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBK-WQRG : 28 December 2020), Charles Edward Turner and Laura Williams, 07 Feb 1917; citing Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, p. , Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura 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 Laura: