Sarah was born about 1812. She was baptized on 12 Apr 1812 St. Finbarre's C of I, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. Sarah is the child of Joseph Hunter and Jane Eakins.
Sarah married John Nelson on 5 Sep 1839 in Home District, Ontario, Canada.[1]Witnesses were Joseph Hunter and William Hunter
Children of Sarah and John
Charlotte b 1837, m Alvah Lampman, d 9 Jul 1873[2]
Thomas Nathaniel b 29 Apr 1858, m Rachel Jane Dickson, d 25 Dec 1924[4]
William James b 20 Aug 1859, m Harriet Christina Petch, d 21 Nov 1923[5]
1861 Census of Canada - East Oxford, Oxford, Canada West
Name
Age
Relation
John Nelson
46
Head
Sarah Nelson
46
Charlotte Nelson
18
Joseph Nelson
16
Isabella Nelson
13
William J Nelson
10
Thomas N Nelson
3
1871 Census of Canada - Oxford East, Oxford South, Ontario (Sarah and Joseph died from fever in 1870)
Name
Age
Sarah Nelson
56
Joseph Nelson
24
She died on 2 Nov 1870 in Woodstock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[6]
Sources
↑ "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938". Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858; Reel: 2. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7921 #7883176 (accessed 29 November 2021)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
Hunter-6110 and Hunter-2603 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same dates. Mother Jane Unknown was merged into Jane Eakins. Daughter Sarah needs to be done as well.
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