William
Edward
Colford
Born in Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Edward William Colford Jr
and Susanna (Burns) Colford
Brother of
Margaret Ann (Colford) Donahue, John Albert Colford, James Allan Colford and George Andrew Colford
Husband of
Margaret J (Brophy) Colford
— married
10 Jun 1896 in Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Husband of
Mary Ellen (Furlong) Colford
— married
7 Jul 1907 in Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
James Edward Colford and Mary Joanna (Colford) White
Died
at age 89
in Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2023
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Biography
William Edward Colford was born on December 17, 1866, in Blackville, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Edward, was 36 and his mother, Francis, was 30.
He married Margaret J Brophy on June 10, 1896, in his hometown. They had three children during their marriage.
He married Mary Ellen Furlong in 1907.[1]
He died on February 27, 1956, in his hometown at the age of 89
Sources
- ↑ "New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950", Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61511 #71669 (accessed 7 December 2023), William E Colford (40) marriage to Mary Ellen Furlong on 17 Jul 1907 in New Brunswick, Canada.
- See Also:
- Find a Grave, database and images Find a Grave, memorial page for William Edward Colford (22 Dec 1866–27 Feb 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180387396, citing Saint Raphael's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Blackville, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by David L Underhill U.E. (contributor 49221667).
- McNeil sourced Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree 11422786 by Marilyn Stewart-Evans Stewart-35389
Profile created by Marilyn Stewart-Evans Stewart-35389
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~6.25%
Margaret Colford
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23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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Living DNA
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Maria Williston :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #515959
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~1.56%
Danielle (McGaffigan) Robison :
23andMe
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~1.56%
FX McGaffigan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A096510 [compare], Ancestry member fxmcgaffigan
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