Born in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England
Daughter of Christopher Ellis
and Elizabeth (Hicks) Ellis
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Pearson Sr.
— married
23 Aug 1817 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Pearson Jr., Hannah Pearson, Elizabeth (Pearson) Dennis, Mary Pearson, Christopher Pearson, Sarah Ann (Pearson) Hartley, John Pearson, Ann Nancy (Pearson) Bearss, Thomas H. Pearson and Richard Pearson
Died
at age 87
in Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Nov 2014
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Biography
When Mary Ellis was born on April 22, 1794, in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England, her father, Christopher, was 28, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 24. She married Joseph Pearson on August 23, 1817, in her hometown. They had 12 children in 21 years. She died on December 19, 1881, having lived a long life of 87 years.[1]
Sources
- England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 918424
- 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Bayham, Elgin County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11719; Page: 63; Line: 15
- 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1018-1019
- 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Bayham, Elgin East, Ontario; Roll: C-9900; Page: 50; Family No: 195
- ↑ Information entered by Brett Rutherford, Saturday, November 1, 2014.
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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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~6.25%
Stanley Mitts
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T460743 [compare], FTDNA kit #530698
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~3.12%
~12.50%
B (Rohrer) Smith :
23andMe, yourDNAportal BREcabed350
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BrendaRohrerSmith, FTDNA kit #417944
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T761737 [compare], FTDNA kit #417944
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~3.12%
~25.00%
G Rohrer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member garyrohrer298
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T468055 [compare], FTDNA kit #511498
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