Born in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Davis
and Ellen (Johnson) Davis
Sister of
Elizabeth Agnes (Davis) Clark, Richard Davis, Esther (Davis) Kady, Sarah (Davis) Dunbrack, Clara (Davis) Lamond, George Alfred Davis, John J. Davis and Arthur W. Davis
Wife of
James Lamond
— married
2 Nov 1885 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mother of
Eleanor (Lamond) McDonald, John Lamond, Clara Lamond, Beatrice Maude Lamond and Daniel Edward Lamond
Died
at about age 66
in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2013
This page has been accessed 269 times.
Contents |
Biography
She married 2 Nov 1885 at the Presbyterian Church in Spring Hill by Rev. J. M. Robinson, James Lamont. James was born 17 Mar 1857, son of Neil and Annie Lamont of Sydney. The marriage was listed in the 7 Nov 1885 edition of the Presbyterian Witness. James and Mary were both living in Springhill at the time of the marriage.
In 1891, James was a miner at Springhill. In 1901, James and Mary were living in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County where John was a collier. James died in 1914, Mary died in 1931. Both are buried in the Brookside Cemetery, Sydney Mines.
Children: Ellen, John, Clara.
Sources
- Brookside Cemetery.
- 1891 Census, Cape Breton County
- 1901 Census, Cape Breton County
- https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1889-99100137&Event=birth&ID=124263 daughter Eleanor 's birth certificate gives parent's names
Footnotes
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Erin Gillis for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Erin and others.
Is Mary your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
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:
-
~6.25%
~6.25%
Donna (Bishop) Mitchell 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch WJ1847354 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WJ1847354 [compare], FTDNA kit #MI52735
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Greg Bishop :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member greg_bishop01
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CB8900066 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN65298
-
~0.78%
Mark Goodwin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XZ3591493 [compare], Ancestry member markgoodwin151
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Rejected matches › Mary Ellen (Davis) Jones (abt.1865-) › Mary Jane (Davis) Melton (1863-1930) › Mary (Irvine) Lamont (abt.1856-1937)
Featured National Park champion connections: Mary is 16 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 18 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 18 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 25 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 15 degrees from George Grinnell, 28 degrees from Anton Kröller, 17 degrees from Stephen Mather, 22 degrees from Kara McKean, 19 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 27 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.