Born in Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Clark Boyd
and Mary Jane (Steeves) Boyd
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Michael W Downing
— married
2 Sep 1891 in Elgin, New Brunswick
Descendants 
Mother of
Walter Carnwath Downing, Vesta Caroline (Downing) Fullerton, Beatrice Lenora (Downing) Jones and Kathleen (Downing) Palmer
Died
at age 78
in Fairville, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2016
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Biography
Daughter of Clark Boyd and Mary Steeves. At the 1901 Census (Elgin Parish) she was a widow and head of the household which consisted of herself (age 35) and:
- Walter C., 8 (9 July 1892)
- C. Vesta, 5 (16 Jan 1896)
- Batris, 3 (27 June 1897)
- Kathleen, 2 (16 Oct 1898)
Her immediate neighbours were Burpee Steeves and William Colpitts.
Sources
- PANB death record
- PANB marriage record
- 1901 Census of Caanda
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142101255/etta-sarah-downing: accessed 12 December 2023), memorial page for Etta Sarah Boyd Downing (26 Jul 1866–17 Aug 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142101255, citing Elgin Cemetery Old, Elgin, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Scott A (contributor 50170331).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Etta 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 Etta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Etta 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 Etta:
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~1.56%
Bob Chappell
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jon Brolhorst :
23andMe, GEDmatch YA8793971 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YY4414959 [compare], Ancestry member Jallanb25
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~0.78%
Jonathan Mills :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HN1931558 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN64276
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~0.78%
Ian Steeves :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T798019 [compare], FTDNA kit #487233
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Rejected matches › Sarah E. Boyd (abt.1866-)
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