John Nelson Allen was born on April 4, 1831 in Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick.[1] He was the son of Benjamin Allen and Phoebe Trenholm.
John Nelson first married Phoebe Jane Allen (date unknown). Following her death in 1852, he married Cynthia McKay, on July 20, 1853.[2] John was a farmer.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 John Nelson:
Allen-16535 and Allen-14963 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth date, mother, siblings. Different spouses, but considering death date of one wife is 2 years before marriage date with the other wife, one is likely a 1st wife and the other a 2nd wife.