Joseph was born in 1745 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom . His parents were John Jaques and Barbara Pickering.
He was Christened on 26 December 1745 at Thornton Steward, Yorkshire, England.[1]
Emigration
He Emigrated in March 1774 from Yorkshire to Nova Scotia, Canada. ""Left the country week of 7th to 14th March; embarked from the Port of Hull bound for Fort Cumberland, North America on the vessel 'Albion', Master Thomas Perrot; former residence Yorkshire; purpose 'on Accot. of their Rents being raised".
Marriage
He married Eleanor Geldart about 1774. Some sources say they were married on the Albion; others claim they married in England. [2]
Joseph died cutting trees for William Sinton about 1777. [4]
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Esther C. Wright's The Steeves Descendants, pages 375-383
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: