James
S
Atwood
Born in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Atwood Jr.
and Lavinia (Nickerson) Atwood
Brother of
William Atwood, Hannah Deane (Atwood) Baker, Polly Atwood, Albion Atwood, Warren Nickerson Atwood, Jesse Lee Atwood, William Atwood and Elmon P Atwood
Husband of
Ruth Arey Atwood
— married
6 Sep 1843 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 74
in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
James was born in 1820. He was the son of Jesse Atwood and Lavinia Nickerson. He passed away in 1894.
Sources
- "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DN-J9V : 14 January 2020), James S. Atwood, 1843.
- "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWHH-JH3 : 2 March 2021), James S. Atwood, 08 Dec 1894; citing Melrose, Massachusetts, v 446 p 314, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,513.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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