Born in Lanark, Ontario
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Affleck
and Mary Grant (Borrowman) Affleck
Sister of
Marion Hannah (Affleck) Watt, Robert R. Affleck, William Borrowman Affleck, Margaret (Affleck) Kemp, Jane R. (Affleck) Masson, John Knox Affleck, Amanda Affleck, Amanda Gray Affleck and David Affleck
Wife of
William Tait
— married
31 Mar 1881 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Maud (Tait) Laird
Died
at age 85
in Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Dec 2014
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Biography
In 1861 Mary E. is age 11 living in The Township of Lanark in the County of Lanark, Ontario, Canada West with her parents Robert 51, Mary 47 and seven sibling ranging in age from 19 to 3.
1871 sees Mary Ellen at age 21 living in North Lanark with her parents Robert 61, Mary 57, siblings Robert 27, Margaret 23, Jane 18, John Knox 15.
1881 sees Mary at age 27 living with her husband William 25 in Marquette, Manitoba.
The 1891 Census has Mary at age 41 living in Selkirk, Manitoba with her husband William 35 and children Allen 9, Katie 6, Mary 5, Nettie 3, Jane 1.
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Sources
1861 Canada West Census, Ontario, Lanark County, Lanark Township, page 20, line 33: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391940_00409.jpg
1871 Canada Census, Ontario, North Lanark, page 15, line 18: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396692_00194.jpg
1881 Canada Census, Manitoba, Marquette, page 42, line 8: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e329/e008210440.jpg
1891 Canada Census, Manitoba, Selkirk, Louise, page 44, line 16: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148097-00611
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205569084/mary-ellen-tait
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary Ellen 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 Mary Ellen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary Ellen 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 Mary Ellen:
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~6.25%
Stuart Laird
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member slaird751
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Baron Brady :
23andMe, GEDmatch M062633 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Belle Holsinger :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Debbie (Macfarlane) Bartelen :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Dave Ackland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T159518 [compare], FTDNA kit #361665
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Rejected matches › Mary Ann (Affleck) Bullock (1878-1945)
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