Born in Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Creelman
and Mary (Campbell) Creelman
Sister of
Isabelle (Creelman) Ross, Esther (Creelman) Fulton, William Creelman, Samuel Creelman, John Creelman, Janet (Creelman) Fulton, Ann (Creelman) Roddick and Andrew Creelman
Wife of
John Grant Dechman Sr.
— married
1815 in Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Mother of
Infant Dechman, Samuel Dechman, Grizzel (Dechman) Dean, Andrew Dechman, Mary Creelman (Dechman) McLane, John Grant Dechman Jr., Adam E. Dechman, Jane (Dechman) Johnson, Bella Dechman, Elizabeth (Dechman) Fulton and Emily (Dechman) Gammell
Died
at about age 68
in Musquodoboit, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2015
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Biography
Mary was born in 1796 to Samuel Creelman and Mary Campbell. She married John Grant Dechman in 1815 and had 12 children. She died April 9, 1895 at age 69 in Musquodoboit. She was buried at Old Cemetery in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia.
Sources
- Vital statistics of Nova Scotia 1763-1957
- Canada Census's
- Sprague database Person ID #I140138 Family ID F51098
- Descendants of James Dechman Generation 2
- MacNutt-Murray History person page 400 ID F#19339
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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~1.56%
Robert Felts
:
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Marilyn (Bustin) Seavey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A409025 [compare]
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~0.78%
Richard Graham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A328462 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch RZ1326853 [compare]
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~0.78%
D Melanson :
MyHeritage DNA
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