Born about in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Daughter of John Hunt
and Phebe (Jackson) Hunt
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Furbank
— married
7 Dec 1824 in Cambridge, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 62
in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
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Biography
Phebe (Hunt) Furbank was born in England.
1797 Born[1]
7 Dec 1824 William and Phebe married[2]
1826 Charles Hunt born in Fulbourn
1838 Joseph born in Fulbourn, 12 years after his brother Charles
1840 Mary Ann born
1851 At The census, Phebe was 54 years old. She was the head of the household, a farmer of 160 acres at Frog End, employing 5 people. Three children, Charles (29), Joseph (13) and Mary Ann (11) live at home. A servant, Fanny Littlechild (17, born in Fulbourn) also lives there[3]
1853 Her husband died and in the same year, her son Charles emigrated to Australia.
1858 Fulbourn Postal Directory -Phoebe is listed as a Farmer. [4]
2 Sep 1859 Dies, aged 65 of consumption [5]
7 Sept 1859 Burial at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire. [6]
30 Jun 1860 Probate was granted to Mary Ann, spinster daughter of Phoebe. Personal effects were under the value of 100 pounds[7]
Sources
- ↑ date of birth = 1851 census date - age at census
- ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, William Furbank Gender Male Marriage Date 07 Dec 1824 Marriage Place Cambridge, England Spouse Phebe Hunt FHL Film Number 1040430, Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1851 England Census for Phoebe Furbank Cambridgeshire Fulbourn 9ac. Accessed via ancestry.com
- ↑ http://www.fulbournhistory.org.uk/nl/NL35.pdf The newsletter reports on the Post office directory of 1858
- ↑ FreeBMD Deaths Sep 1859 FURBANK Phoebe Chesterton Vol 3b Pg 302 DEATH CERTIFICATE 5/1/16
- ↑ "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1599-1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZH-Q7J4 : 15 December 2016), Phoebe Furbank, 07 Sep 1859; citing Burial, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,112,782.
- ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 Author Ancestry.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phebe 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 Phebe:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phebe 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 Phebe:
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~6.25%
Betty Furbank
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