Born in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abel Benjamin
and Eunice (Rand) Benjamin
Sister of
Benjamin Benjamin, Mary Rand Benjamin, Perez Martin Benjamin, Orinda (Benjamin) Duncan, Charlotte (Benjamin) Porter, Joanna Benjamin, Olive Caroline Benjamin [half], Lydia Matilda Benjamin, Mary Jane (Benjamin) Porter, Abel Benjamin and Jonathan Rand Benjamin
Wife of
Caleb Rand Eaton
— married
27 Sep 1826 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Mother of
Eunice Eaton, Elizabeth Eaton, Abel Benjamin Eaton, Joanna Caroline (Eaton) Gorman, Feynetty Charlotte (Eaton) Crocker and Eliza Ann Eaton
Died
at age 85
in Deer Island, West Isles, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2010
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Biography
Born at Gasperau, Nova Scotia [1], Eunice was
Eunice (Benjamin) Eaton was born in Nova Scotia, Canada.
They lived at St. Andrews and Deer Isle, where both husband and second wife died; 1863 and 1884, respectively.
Research Notes
Primary sources are few and none found prior to reference to marriage. Hence the use of books as source for childrens' birth dates
Children
Children of Caleb and Eunice (Benjamin) Eaton[3]
- Eunice Eaton b. June 27, 1828; m. 1849 Nehemiah Lord.
- Elizabeth Eaton b. Dec. 11, I83O; d. Sept. 15, 1837
- Abel Benjamin Eaton b. Oct. 13, I833
- Joanna Caroline Eaton b. Nov. 24, 1835; d. May 24,1867; m. 1852 Patrick C. Gorman
- Faynetty Charlotte Eaton b. Aug. 19, I838; m. 1865 Jeddediah Crocker
- Eliza Eaton b. Dec. 10, 1840; d. Sept. 19, 1842
Sources
- ↑ Book: The Benjamin family in America by Gloria Wall Bicha
- ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-FY6F : 25 November 2020), Caleb Eaton and Eunice Benjamin, 28 Sep 1826; citing Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 149, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,794.
- ↑ Book: Genealogical Sketch of the Nova Scotia Eatons, By Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton Page 47
- "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-FD96 : 25 November 2020), Calib Eaton and Eunice Benjamin, ; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. , Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,794.
- "New Brunswick Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQM1-YKL : 10 December 2020), Eunice Eaton, New Brunswick, British Colonial America; citing line number 1051, p. 28; Library and Archives Canada number C-1001, Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 847,870.
- "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DXN8-212M : 9 November 2020), Eunice in entry for Edmund W. Robinson, 13 Sep 1899; citing Marriage, Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059107.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice 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 Eunice:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice 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 Eunice:
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~0.78%
Elinor Benjamin
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~0.78%
I. Benjamin :
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~0.78%
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