Jerusha
Caroline
Dewey
Born in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Russell Dewey
and Sarah (Babcock) Dewey
Sister of
Eunice Dewey, Sarah Emily (Dewey) Clark, Hannah Maria (Dewey) Ferguson, Joseph Russell Dewey, Henry Franklin Dewey, John Henry Dewey, Mary Louise Dewey [half] and Clarissa Dudley (Dewey) Backus [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Nov 2017
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Biography
Jerusha was born in Richmond, MA in 1812. Shortly after her mother's death in Dec 1831, Jerusha moved with her family to (probably Cazenovia) New York. She may have married Hiram Pette.
Sources
- Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSW-49G : 4 December 2014), Russel Dewey in entry for Jerusha Coroline Dewey, 10 Apr 1812; citing RICHMOND,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 250,323.
- Dewey, Louis Marinus. The Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, USN, and Dewey Family History, Dewey Publishing Co., Westfield Mass, 1898, p. 765.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jerusha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Jerusha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jerusha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Jerusha:
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~0.78%
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