John
Fitzgerald
Born about in Limerick, Ireland
Brother of
Edward Fitzgerald, Charles Fitzgerald, Gerald Fitzgerald, Millicent Fitzgerald, Mary Fitzgerald, Margaret Fitzgerald and Harriet Fitzgerald
Husband of
Theresa (Switzer) Fitzgerald
— married
7 Mar 1839 in St. John's Anglican Church, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Harrigan and Jane (Fitzgerald) St. John
Died
at about age 55
in Smith Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2016
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Biography
John Fitzgerald was born about 1816 in Newcastle, Limerick, Ireland. He arrived with his parents and 7 siblings in Canada as part of the Peter Robinson settlers. They sailed aboard the Star.[1]
See his father's bio for more information about the family's beginnings in Canada
He passed away in 1871.[2]
Sources
- ↑ The Ships List, Peter Robinson Settlers from Cork to Canada 1823 and 1825
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- BENNETT, CAROL. Peter Robinson's Settlers. Renfew, ON: Juniper Books, 1987. 195p. page 78.
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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. 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 John:
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. 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 John:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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