Born in Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Gilroy
and Nancy Ann (Boomer) Gilroy
Sister of
Nathan Gilroy, Sarah H. Elizabeth (Gilroy) Mills, Barnabas Gilroy, Edward Gilroy, Silas Gilroy, Nelson Gilroy, Grace (Gilroy) Wilson, David Gilroy, William Gilroy, Abigail (Gilroy) Biggar, Mary Ann (Gilroy) Shewfelt, Hiram Holt Gilroy, Henry Gilroy and Isabella (Gilroy) Shewfelt
Wife of
George Wesley Biggar
— married
before 1859 [location unknown]
Wife of
Edward Oscar Van Horn
— married
21 Feb 1878 in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
James Biggar, John Biggar, Sophronia Jane (Biggar) Shewfelt, Nathan Biggar, Wesley George Biggar, Mark Biggar, Warren Biggar and Wellington Biggar
Died
at age 82
in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Oct 2015
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Biography
Jane lived in Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada before moving to Michigan, United States.
Burial Riverside Cemetery Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch passenger list photo : 1 September 2016, Jane Gilroy, 1850; citing p. 2297, Ship Margaret Eleanor, NARA microfilm publication M277 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 036; FHL microfilm 419,930.
- 1871 Census of Canada West, Bruce, Kincardine (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 56 line 17 Bigger Jane age 43
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [1] : 11 July 2016, Jane Gilroy Bigger, 1909; Burial, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States of America, Riverside Cemetery; citing record ID 126375038, Find a Grave, [2]
- Toil, Tears & Triumph: A History of Kincardine Township by the Kincardine Township Historical Society, 1990 p.275
- Selected Families/Individuals - Generated by Personal Ancestral File [3]
- Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950
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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:
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:
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~6.25%
Helen (Shewfelt) Arnold
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695962 [compare], FTDNA kit #693840
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~3.12%
Allison Strickling :
23andMe, GEDmatch AR8833870 [compare]
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~3.12%
Ruth Arnold :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A761823 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T951247 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Carlene Johnston :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member questcrj
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kristine Johnston :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kristinewinowiecki
-
~0.78%
Jennifer Lewis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GQ1258774 [compare], yourDNAportal JENef599279, Ancestry member jennincincy1234
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