Franklin
Germenis
(Francis)
Etter
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Etter UE
and Margaretta Martin
Brother of
John Etter, Elizabeth Etter, Peter Etter, Daniel Etter, Benjamin William Etter [half], Elizabeth Etter [half], Anna Sophia (Etter) Conkey [half], Benjamin Etter [half] and Sarah Etter [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth Cleverly
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Susannah Etter,
Sarah Elizabeth (Etter) Corkum,
Esther Cleverly (Etter) McNeal,
Annabella Cleverly Etter,
Joseph Cleverly Etter,
Daniel Etter,
Margaret Martin (Etter) Morgan,
Martha (Etter) Corkum,
Jane Thompson Etter and
Elizabeth Margaret Etter
Died
at about age 76
in Chester, Nova Scotia Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Sep 2009
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Biography
Francis Etter was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated
Franklin "Germantus" Etter was baptized[1] March 28, 1766, at Christ Church, Braintree, Mass., the son of Peter and Margaret Etter.
A justice of the peace and a glassmaker. Also served as town clerk of Chester, NS.
He was a Loyalist who emigrated to Canada on 17 Mar 1776. Sailed to Halifax, NS, from Boston on Evacuation Day 1776.
He made stockings for the British Army during the American Revolution.
Military service began 26 Oct 1777. Served in 7th British Fusiliers. He was promoted to Lt. in the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteers, Dec. 25, 1780.
Military service ended in 1783. [2]
From poll tax rolls 1791-93, online at NSARM:
- Occupation: Army Lt. Tax 050 pounds, sheet 50. NS Poll tax rolls 1791-93, online at NSARM.
- Occupation: Army Lt., resident of Chester, tax 054 pounds, livestock noted. sheet 062.NS
Served as a Vestryman at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Buried at Chester Presbyterian Cemetery, Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sources
- ↑ Mayflower Descendant, V36:45
- ↑ From the Nova Scotia Genealogist, VolumeV/2, page 110, "Abstract of Provisions: 8 Oct/17 Dec 1783, Halifax, NS, compiled by Freda Withrow. This list is noted as an Abstract of Provisions, Necessaries, Etc. issued from His Majesty's Storehouses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by order of the Honorable Bridadier General Fox, Commanding His Majesty's Troops in this province to disbanded Corps, Loyalists and others from the 8th October to the 17th December 1783. What Corps Issued to: Royal Nova Scotia Volunteers Where settled: Nova Scotia Under Whose Direction: F.G. Etter # of Men, Women, Children: 23, 4, 13
- Vital Statistics From Nova Scotia Newspapers (source for death information). Acadian Register, 11 Oct 1828, #3073
- The NS Genealogist. Vol. II, p. 110: "Abstract of Provisions, 8 Oct/17 Dec. 178 3, by Freda Withrow.
- The Loyalists of Massachusetts, Their Memorials, Petitions and Claims (source for military and burial information). Author: E. Alfred Jones. London St. Catherine Press, Stanford St., NE, 1930. Page: p. 134
- Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010). Vol 36, p 45. Christ Church, Braintree, Mass. Baptisms. Year: 1766. "Franklin Germartus Etter son of Peter & Margaret bapt. Mch. 28"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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~3.12%
Glenn Legge
:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Wanda Millett :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Marsha (Ciaramello) Auger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marshed214
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~1.56%
Barb Millett :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Chris Whitten :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR61965ed9
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A820770 [compare], Ancestry member ciwhitten
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #330041
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Brad Foley :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Hilary Grover :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Kriste Moody :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Amy (Sousa) Dickens :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marshed214
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~0.78%
Wilfred Hatch :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Mike Perry :
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~0.78%
Heidi (Collins) Krannig :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Dan Clark :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Trevor Schofield :
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