Jane Gage was born on June 28, 1803 in Harwich to Mayo Gage and his wife Zerviah. Gean was her name on the list of children born to Mayo and Zerviah. She married Jonathan Walker on October 8, 1822 in Harwich. They had 10 living children two of whom became doctors. Maria and Loyd were twins. The children were born in Plymouth and New Bedford, MA, and Pensacola, FL with only one born in Harwich. She died on October 12, 1871 in Lake Harbor, MI.
Wife of Jonathan Walker (The Hand), an Abolitionist, whose hand was branded "SS" (Slave Stealer)
Sources
Marriage
Marriage: Harwich, MA Vital Records Volume III, p. 245, [p.173]
Marriages solemnized by the Rev David Curtis as per his return -
Viz: Mr Jonathan Walker and Miss Jane Gage both of Harwich October 8 1822
Death
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 February 2021), memorial page for Jane Gage Walker (1803–1871), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95494730, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
Census Records
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD97-CF3 : 22 December 2020), Jane Walker in household of Jonathan Walker, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane 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 Jane: