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John Yerxa Dow

Born 8 Jul 1850 in Dow Settlement, York County, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Dow and Mahala (Yerxa) Dow

Brother of Milne Dow, Charles P Dow, Emma (Dow) Gilbert, Amaziah M Dow, Barbara A Dow, Ruth Esther Dow, Joanna Dow, Lydia Jane (Dow) Maxon, Samuel Howard Dow, Alice (Dow) Maxon and Dudley James Dow

Husband of Ella May (Porter) Dow — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Mildred May (Dow) Kelly, Electa Lila (Dow) Smullin, Margaret Elizabeth (Dow) Gilman and Rankin Dudley Dow

Died 28 Mar 1931 at age 80 in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada

Problems/Questions

Profile last modified 25 Feb 2024 | Created 1 Sep 2014

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Biography

John was born about 1850. John passed away about 1931.

JOHN YERXA DOW, son of SAMUEL DOW of Dow Settlement & MAHALA YERXA of Beswick, NB. [date of birth is calculated based on age & date of death] *various records list his name as John G. / John Y. or John T. -- I have used the John Y. Dow as this was his written signature on Marriage record to Ella M Porter & one birth record of Mahala Edna dated 21-Dec-1927.

Married ELLA MAY PORTER

CHILDREN of John Y & Ella May (Porter) DOW:

DAUGHTERS (all born in New Brunswick as per birth records) 1) 24-Jun-1876 MILDRED MAY [Mrs. Judson Havelock Kelly] born at Upper Woodstock, Carleton County. 2) 02-May-1878 ELECTA LILA [informant her Aunt, Mary Almeda Dow] 3) 22-Nov-1884 MAHALA EDNA 4) 22-Mar-1886 ADELAIDE 5) 21-Sep-1893: ANNIE RUTH 'DORY' [informant her sister, Electa Smullin]

John died at the age of 80 years on 28-Mar-1931; married; [Informant: his daughter Mrs. Judson Kelly]

Buried: 31-Mar-1931 in Meductic Cemetery

Sources

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85149068/john_yerxa-dow: accessed February 25, 2024), memorial page for John Yerxa Dow (8 Jul 1850–28 Mar 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85149068, citing Lower Meductic Cemetery, Meductic, York County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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:

John Dow : AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued), Ancestry member johnrankindow

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:

~12.50% John Dow : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A252189 [compare], Ancestry member johnrankindow
~1.56% Arthur Marney : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ArthurMarney
~1.56% Martin Conroy : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CY8596312 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR801a6ef8, Ancestry member bconroy37 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UG2753818 [compare], FTDNA kit #927847
~0.78% Kevin Williams : 23andMe, GEDmatch KJ6154241 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313 + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KJ6154241 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313, Ancestry member waynew172 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KJ6154241 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313, Ancestry member waynew172, FTDNA kit #MK79140
~0.78% Wayne Williams : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member waynew172 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder