James
West
Born about in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William West
and Mary (Griffen) West
Brother of
John West, William West, Joseph West, Frances West, Michael West, Julia West and Robert West
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
James West was born about 1851, probably in Garafraxa West township in Wellington County, Canada West, British North America. He is the son of William West and Mary Griffen.
He appears with his family in the Canada census of 1861 and 1871 in Grafraxa West where his father was a farmer. A history of Essex County published in 1905 indicated he was in the North-West Territory.[1]
Nothing further is known about James.
Sources
- ↑ Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex Ontario (Toronto, Ontario: J. H. Beers & Co., 1905), Page 631; digital images, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : accessed ; Biography of John West.
- Library and Archives Canada, "Library and Archives Canada, Census of 1871,", , Library and Archives Canada (: accessed ), Wm West: Garafraxa West Wellington Centre, Ontario.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
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Rejected matches › Marsh James West (1852-) › James West (1852-) › James West (1852-1930) › James Alexander West (1849-1906) › James A West (abt.1849-) › James West (1851-1852) › Joshua James West (1853-1934) › James West (1850-1912) › James West (abt.1849-1916) › James West (1852-1919) › James Griffith West (1851-1942) › James Riley West (1851-abt.1899) › George James West (1853-1907) › James Horace West (1851-1901) › James West (abt.1851-abt.1914) › James Henry West (1851-1923) › James William A Eldridge West (1850-1903) › James Orson Valentine Vest (1852-1901) › Samuel James West (1853-1928) › Benjamin James West (abt.1850-abt.1932)
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