John
Bent
Jr.
Born about in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of John Bent
and Mary (Lunt) Bent
Brother of
Harriet Bent, Jacobina Bent, Mary (Bent) Black, Elizabeth (Bent) Logan, Daniel Bent, Clementina (Bent) Purdy and William White Bent
Husband of
Martha (McLellan) Bent
— married
5 Jan 1815 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
John Bent
Died
at about age 64
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2021
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Biography
John Bent Jr. was born about 1790 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, son of John Bent (1747 - 1823) and Mary (Lunt) Bent (~1745 - ~1811).
His siblings were:
- Harriet Bent (1780 - 1870)
- Jacobina Bent (~1782 - 1872)
- Mary (Bent) Black (~1790 - 1844)
- Elizabeth (Bent) Logan (1794 - 1868)
- Daniel Bent (~1795 - )
- Clementina (Bent) Purdy (1797 - 1866)
- William White Bent (1800 - 1866)
John married Martha McLellan (born in Fort Lawrence on 21 Jul 1794) on 5 Jan 1815 in Fort Lawrence. Their son was John Bent (1819 - 1899).
John died on 7 Apr 1854 aged ~63. He is buried in West Amherst Cemetery, Nova Scotia.[1]
John was born about 1790. He was the son of John Bent and Mary Lunt. He passed away in 1854.
BURIAL West Amherst Cemetery West Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228985371/john-bent : accessed 30 May 2022), memorial page for John Bent (1789–1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228985371, citing West Amherst Cemetery, West Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by G (contributor 49058107) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~0.78%
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