Born in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Hawkes
and Jerusha (Merriam) Hawkes
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Jonathan Shillaber
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 84
in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2018
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Biography
Esther was born June 16, 1781. She was the daughter of John Hawkes and Jerusha Merriam. [1] She died of old age on November 5, 1865 in Salem aged 84 years, 4 mo, and 20 days. [2]
- Fact: Residence (1850) Salem Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
- Fact: Residence (1860) South Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sources
- ↑ Vital Records of Lynn, Mass, To the end of the year 1849, Vol 1. Births, by The Essex Inst., 1905, Page 182 and accessed here
- ↑ Vital Records of Salem, Mass, Deaths, Page 259, Death # 411, accessed here via Ancestry.com on 2/9/19
- "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/119650512/person/340188637602 : accessed 9 February 2019), profile for Esther Hawkes.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther 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 Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther 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 Esther:
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~3.12%
~1.56%
Barbara (French) Burbank 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BS9360709 [compare], Ancestry member ri5255
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Richard Burbank :
23andMe, GEDmatch TE6217585 [compare]
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Cecile Burbank :
23andMe, GEDmatch XL9268094 [compare]
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