Reuben
Adey
Born in Hant's Harbour, Trinity, Newfoundland Colony
Son of James Adey
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Balsom) Adey
— married
28 Oct 1852 in Hants Harbour, Trinity South, Newfoundland
Descendants 
Father of
Mahala (Adey) Smith, William James Adey, Richard Adey, Sarah (Adey) Stanley and Jacob Adey
Died
at about age 34
in Random Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2016
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Contents |
Biography
Baptism
Reuben, son of James and June (sic) Adey, bap Oct 4 1829, Hants Harbour, by John Smithies. Father's profession was planter.[1]
Marriage
Name Reuben Adey
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 28 Oct 1852
Event Place Hants Harbour, Trinity South, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Mary Balsom
Spouse's Gender Female[2]
Methodist. He was a bachelor, she was a spinster. Both of Hants Harbour. w. James L Mews (?), Charles Read.
Notes
From a (pretty confusing, unsourced) online tree:
James Adey (b. btwn 1730-1760) Sopley Hampshire. Moved to Hants Harbor.
Children: two sons, William (1788, Sopley); and James (b Hants Harbour).
James m. Jane
children: Reuben, James Jr. (b Hants Harbour), Mary Ann (b Hants Harbour), Carolina (b Hants Harbour), Elizabeth (b Hants Harbour)
Reuben Adey (bap Oct 04 1829 in Hants Harbour d Jan 01 1862 in Random Island, Nfld) {w. Mary Balsom (bap Sep 10 1828 in Nfld d 1911 in Nfld) Oct 28 1852} children: Mahala, William James, Richard, Sarah, Jacob [3] Reuben died by drowning at the bar near Random island while gathering wood for the winter. )information from family as noted in the sources.
Sources
Handwritten family tree researched and prepared by William Ivan Adey, b.1919-d.2000, great grandson of Reuben Adey and Mary (March) Adey and sent in 1991 to Beverly (Adey) Reber.
Book: "Random Island Pioneers" by Martin, Wilfred B. - sent 1n 1992 along with a letter which included annotations from Rosa (Adey) Bowering to Beverly (Adey) Reber.
- ↑ Hant's Harbour Parish Records, Newfoundland Vital Statistics Volume 59A Baptisms. Names A-E. Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site. Contributed by Nita (Rogers) Brown (October 2002). Accesed 2016. http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/vstats-vol-59a-1-hants-hbr-bap-tb.shtml
- ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-P97B : 8 May 2015), Reuben Adey and Mary Balsom, 28 Oct 1852; citing Marriage, Hants Harbour, Trinity South, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
- ↑ Will of Jehovah (web site). Adey Family. Accessed 2016. http://www.willofjehovah.com/Family%20History/_Adey/Adey%20Family%20Tree.htm
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
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~6.25%
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