Joel
Day
Born in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William Day
and Elizabeth Johns
Brother of
Elizabeth Day and Hugh Day
Husband of
Sarah (Terwilligar) Day
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 76
in Carden, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2017
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Biography
Passage in the family records for Michelle Miller reads: "In 1650 Days left England, went to Germany because of Cromwell's arbitrary rule (outlawed Christmas, chess, fox hunting etc. In 1700 they came to Pennsylvania by slow boat passage, summoned by Quaker William Penn. As loyalists, they set out for Canada in 1784 and settled along Lake Erie. Joel Day was the first Canada born "Day": Feb 13, 1801." Joel and his wife Sarah Terwilligar are listed as GG Grandparents in the family records for Michelle Miller. Sources needed.
Sources
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #134981410 (accessed 19 February 2024)
Memorial page for Joel Day (13 Feb 1801-1876), citing Mud Lake Cemetery, Kawartha Lakes Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Denise Maine (contributor 47387695).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Bill Day
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #671863 - Michael Day :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #929074
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~3.12%
John Maver :
23andMe, GEDmatch M279525 [compare]
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~3.12%
Karen (Christensen) Wardle :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jay Fletcher :
23andMe, GEDmatch M324417 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A626525 [compare], Ancestry member jaywfletcher
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~0.78%
Matthew Speaks :
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