When John Tobias Hunter was born in 1863, in Kings, New Brunswick, British Colonial America, his father, David Hunter, was 36 and his mother, Ruth Elizabeth Giggey, was 27. He married Mary Jane Whittaker on 24 December 1890, in Hampton, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1901 and Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1911. He died on 19 January 1952, in West Quaco, Saint Martins, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 89, and was buried in Bains Corner, Saint Martins, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Sources
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4MN-S9W : 7 April 2022), John Hunter in household of David Hunter, Springfield, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBX-1JDV : 20 February 2021), John S Hunter and Jane M Whittaker, 24 Dec 1890; citing Hampton Station, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 51, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,672.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-TKL5 : 17 March 2022), John Hunter, 1911; citing Census, Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193496774/john-tobias-hunter: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for John Tobias Hunter (1863–19 Jan 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193496774, citing Browns Cemetery, Bains Corner, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by John Blenis (contributor 47525578).
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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.
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