Violet
Rutherford
formerly Brunton
Born about in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert Porteous
— married
28 Dec 1804 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Anna (Porteous) Rutherford
Died
at about age 68
in Waddington, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2019
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Biography
Violet Porteous (née Brunton) was born in 1786.
She married Robert Porteous on 28 December 1804.
Violet passed away on 7 June 1855.
Sources
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1BH-HLG : 12 February 2020), Violet Brunton, 1786.
- "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQG-FHC : 11 February 2020), Vilot Brunton in entry for Robert Porteous, 1804.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1F-LQT : 24 December 2020), Violet Portous in household of Robert Portous, Madrid, St. Lawrence, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #26500375
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Violet 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 Violet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Violet 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 Violet:
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~0.78%
Stephen Sanders
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23andMe, GEDmatch JD5785490 [compare]
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