Born in Murray Corner, Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Leslie Thomas Stright
and Clara Elizabeth (Field) Walton
Sister of
Edna Doris Stright, Edward Stright, Emma Wells Stright, Gordon Thomas Stright, Harold Cyril Stright, Mabel Clara Stright, George Walter Stright, James Leslie Stright, Loretta Olive (Stright) Blair and Cecil Charles Stright
Wife of
Roy Cuthbert Murray
— married
24 Jun 1932 in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Mother of
Muriel (Murray) Connors and Sylvia Anne (Murray) Mollins
Died
at age 105
in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2010
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Biography
Jessie (Stright) Murray was a centenarian, living to age 105.
Jessie was born in 1905, daughter of Leslie Thomas and Clara Elizabeth (Field) Stright. She was a retired member of the Teaching Profession. A member of St. Martin-in-the-Woods Anglican Church in Shediac Cape, she was also a member of the ACW, the Ladies Guild. She was Past Matron of the Order of Eastern Star Zetland Chapter # 26 in Shediac Cape, NB and a member of the Silver Sands Seniors Club.
She passed away in 2011. Survived by four daughters and one son and their relations.
Besides her parents she was predeceased by her husband Roy Murray in 1963, three sisters: Emma Pauley, Lauretta Blair and Edna Trenholm and by five brothers George, James, Gordon, Cecil and Harry Stright; a grandson Stanley R. Bateman and by three great grandchildren. +
Sources
- Birth record: https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141A1b.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=53B1FE18-FA47-402B-BF3B-C10F991B807E
- Marriage record: https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141B5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=CF2CF4FE-5939-469D-89F9-B80CCC36572C
- Obituary: http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-219755-jessie-murray.html
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jessie 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 Jessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jessie 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 Jessie:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
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Jeffrey Ward
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Stright-85 and Stright-9 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
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by Jeffrey Ward
Rejected matches › Jessie Urquhart (1676-1734)
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