Born in Liverpool, Queens Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Cole Jr.
and Elizabeth (Tupper) Cole
Sister of
Benjamin Cole III, Hallet Cole, Elizabeth (Cole) Ford, Rufus Cole, Israel Cole, Mary Cole and Desire (Cole) Hendry
Wife of
John Houston
— married
1817 in Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wife of
William Murray
— married
22 May 1828 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 45
in Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2011
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Biography
Abigail Cole was born on 17 Dec 1797 in Liverpool, Queens Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. She is a direct descendant of Mayflower passenger Steven Hopkins via her mother, Elizabeth (Tupper) Cole. She was one of the last children born to her parents, and both parents died when she was only six years old. She married John Houston, son of Alexander and Janet (Quoyd) Houston when she was 19. They had three children, Mary Elizabeth, Sarah Jane, and John Alexander. John Houston must have died shortly after son John was born because she is referred to as "the widow Houston" in Thomas Brenton Smith's records of her second marriage to William Murray. She had four more children with William Murray and died at the age of 46 in Massachusetts.
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Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of 2011-03-05 Smith Tree.ged on 06 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
- Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMGC-B1W?from=lynx1UIV7&treeref=KDSX-WYN
- Nova Scotia, Queens County, Genealogical Notes of Thomas Brenton Smith - FamilySearch Historical Records, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5NF-9YP4?i=344&wc=M6G1-N2W%3A206518701%2C206518702&cc=1918186
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail 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 Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail 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 Abigail:
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~6.25%
Bill Bond
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
Barbara Bond :
23andMe, GEDmatch NZ2834280 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TU8670589 [compare], Ancestry member barbamity
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~1.56%
Dana Burtt :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Ringo Cole :
AncestryDNA
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Marriage information is published in Family Search, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMGC-B1W?from=lynx1UIV7&treeref=KDSX-WYN. There is no record of death that I have found but she must have lived long enough to have two children with John Houston. I would appreciate help setting records straight.