Maria Adams was born on August 12, 1785, in Adams County, Pennsylvania. maria was the daughter of Joseph Adams and Elizabeth Haines. Maria Adams and John Wilt were married on 12 Apr 1819 in Saint Michaels Church, Loretto, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Maria Wilt passed away onOctober 14, 1884, in Saint Augustine, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria 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 Maria:
There appears to be another sister, Anna Magdelena Adams, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (HAINES) ADAMS who married Joseph Cretin at Conewago Chapel. They moved 'westward' with her ADAMS family to St. Michael's Parish Loretto, Cambria County, PA which was founded in 1799 by a Russian prince turned Roman priest, Reverend Demetrius Augustine GALLITZIN. Prince GALLITZIN laid out the town of Loretto In 1803. The parish records of St. Michael's include the baptism's of Joseph CRAYTON (CRETIN)'s children.[2]. His descendants are found in the records of St. Augustine parish in the village of St. Augustine where it was established in 1813 and buried in the cemetery.[2]
They became parishioners of St Augustine Parish, a sub mission of St Michael's Loretto. Joseph and Anna had six children:
More sources and verification of both Maria and Anna are needed.
Adams-17954 and Adams-27144 appear to represent the same person because: Seem to be the same person, with each profile having one child's information; Lucy Ann and Thomas John. Both children were full blood siblings.
They became parishioners of St Augustine Parish, a sub mission of St Michael's Loretto. Joseph and Anna had six children:
More sources and verification of both Maria and Anna are needed.
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