Born in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Breed
and Lucy (Babcock) Breed
Sister of
Nathan Breed, Lucy (Breed) Slack, Joseph Breed, Stephen Breed, Anna (Breed) Treat, Prudence (Breed) Wheeler, Grace Breed, Thomas Breed and Joshua Breed
Wife of
William Witter
— married
20 Nov 1783 [location unknown]
Died
at age 57
in Ontario County, New York, United States of America [uncertain]
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Biography
Esther Breed, b. 4 Jul 1762, was the fifth child of Lucy (Babcock) & Nathan Breed [1].
She married 20 Nov 1783 William Witter. This family settled in Ontario County, NY. They had 4 children:
Esther (Breed) Witter died 10 Aug 1819. Her grave is represented to be in Old Gorham Cemetery, Gorham, Ontario County, New York, USA [2].
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WC-WRN : 11 February 2018), Nathan Breed in entry for Esther Breed, 04 Jan 1762; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #111638042
- Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 246, no. 62a: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n268/mode/1up
- Breed Family Association #16 (March, 1963), Charles B. Newhall et.al.; p. 14, 37, no. 117: https://archive.org/details/BreedFamilyAssociationVol161963OCR/page/n80
- Breed Family Association #8 (December, 1929), John Breed Newhall presiding; p. 234, no. 95: https://archive.org/details/breedfamilybree_0/page/234
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther 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 Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther 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 Esther:
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