Dorcas
Howe
Born in Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Baxter Howe
and Florina Bill
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
Whipple Ithamir Sherwin
Died
at age 90
in Fillmore, Minnesota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2020
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Biography
- Dorcas was born in 1800. She was the daughter of Baxter Howe and Florina Bill.
- Married 1821 in Scipio NY to Moses Bartlett Sherwin (1797-1861). Children:
- Truman H Sherwin 1826–1879
- Lucy Marion Sherwin 1831–1913
- Whipple Ithamir Sherwin 1837–1887
- Electa Viola Sherwin 1839–1907
- Lilly L Sherwin 1841–1913
- She passed away in 1891.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #8947637
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas 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 Dorcas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas 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 Dorcas:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
J (Kelley) Grohsmeyer 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jkgrohsmeyer
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kim Moore :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Dennis Carey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A328364 [compare], Ancestry member dmcarey
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T895643 [compare], FTDNA kit #39548
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H576957 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
John Ditzler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A546496 [compare], Ancestry member John_E_Ditzler
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~0.78%
Sharon (Miles) Siegfried :
MyHeritage DNA
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