Born in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Daughter of Samuel Pretty
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Pretty
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Higdon
— married
1 Dec 1849 in Spaniards Bay Conception Bay Newfoundland
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Higdon and Mary Higdon
Died
at age 41
in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2019
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Biography
Martha was born about 1830.
Sources
- Spaniards Bay Anglican Parish Records Box # 1 at Newfoundland Provincial Archive in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
"Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q28D-M67V : 23 February 2021), Entry for Martha Pritty, 20 Jul 1823; citing Birth, Durel Cove, Trinity North, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
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~6.25%
Keith Brown
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