William
Henry
Jess
Born in Habitant, Kings, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of George E. Jess
and Charlotte (Huntley) Jess
Brother of
Elizabeth (Jess) Loveless, George Lewis Jess, Sarah Charlotte (Jess) Corkum, David Jess, Leander Jess and Charlotte (Jess) MacCuish
Husband of
Lavinia M (Pineo) Loveless
— married
about 1842 in Kings, Nova Scotia
Father of
William T. Jess
Died
at age 90
in Scots Bay, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Oct 2021
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Biography
William was born in 1822. He is the son of George Jess and Charlotte Huntley.
He married first circa 1842-in Scott’s Bay, Lavinia (Vinnie) Pineo. She was 26 Jun 1816 in New Brunswick and died circa 1911 in Scott’s Bay, family of one before divorcing.
He married secondly 3 Jun 1849 in Scott’s Bay, Elizabeth Pineo. She was born circa 1827 in Cornwallis Township, died 25 Feb 1896 and is and is buried in the Union Church of Scott's Bay Cemetery, Scots Bay, Kings Co., They had a family of eight
In 1871, William, farmer, 49, Elizabeth, 44, Rufus, 20, Charlotte, 19, Elizabeth, 11, Ezekiel L., 8, Anne, 6 and Henry, 4 were residing in Canning.
In 1881, William, farmer, 59, Elizabeth, 54, Rufus, farmers son, 30, Charlotte R., seamstress, 29, Elizabeth, 21, Ezekiel L., farmers son, 18, Annie R., 16 and Henry W., 14 were residing in Canning.
In 1891, William, farmer, 69, Elizabeth, 64, Charlotte R., nurse, 39, Ezekiel, house joiner, 28 and Elijah, farmer, 24 were residing in Canning.
He died in 1912 and is buried in the Union Church of Scott's Bay Cemetery, Scots Bay, Kings Co.
Sources
- 1871 census, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
- 1881 census, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
- 1891 census, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
- MyHeritage
- Find A Grave: Memorial #116198649
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~3.12%
Wilfred Hatch
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Rick Huntley :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Nancy (Watson) Bond :
23andMe
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Beth (Huntley) Bourassa :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YL7056292 [compare], Ancestry member BethHuntleyBourassa
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