William
Rufus
Killam
Born in North River, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of Comfort Killam
and Mary (Taylor) Killam
Brother of
Elizabeth (Killam) Lewis, Mary Killam, Amasa Killam, George M. Killam, Mehetabel Taylor Killam and Ann (Killam) Eagles
Husband of
Mary Pauline (Goddard) Killam
— married
25 Dec 1828 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 75
in Killams Mills, Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2021
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Biography
William Rufus Killam was born on 19 Feb 1806 in North River, Westmorland, New Brunswick, son of Comfort Killam (1777 - 1829) and Mary (Taylor) Killam (~1781 - ~1829).
His siblings were:
- Elizabeth (Killam) Lewis (1800 - >1861)
- Mary Killam (1804 - 1886)
- Amasa Killam (1809 - )
- George M. Killam (1811 - 1887)
- Mehetabel Taylor Killam (~1813 - ~1890)
- Ann (Killam) Eagles (1819 - 1913)
William (22) married Mary Pauline Goddard (20) (born in New Brunswick on 16 Jan 1808; died in New Brunswick on 19 Nov 1886), daughter of Giles Brown Goddard and Johanna Wager, on 25 Dec 1828. Their children were:
- Daniel Killam (1833 - 1886)
- William Killam (1839 - 1917)
- Mary Killam (1841 - 1904).
William died on 27 Jul 1881 in Killams Mills, Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada aged 75. He is buried in Lewis Mountain Cemetery, Lewis Mountain, New Brunswick.[1]
Residence - 1871 Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Residence - 1881 Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Burial - 1881 Lewis Mountain Cemetery, Lewis Mountain, Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
- ↑ William Rufus Killam (1806-1881) on Find A Grave: Memorial #94171752 retrieved 22 January 2022
- Find A Grave: Memorial #94171752* William Rufus Killam (1806-1881) on Find A Grave: Memorial #94171752 retrieved 22 January 2022
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5DG-81J
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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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~5.47%
~12.50%
Richard Russell 
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
Emery Peters :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
David Woodley Jonah :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Lisa Shields :
23andMe
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~1.56%
V A Mills :
23andMe, GEDmatch A591988 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A591988 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A591988 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Karen Soria :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FW3334675 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Nancy Beal :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Shelley Wilson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 446263 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gretchen (Wentzell) Wentzell Lowerison :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T915141 [compare]
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~0.78%
Murray Barkhouse :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Jorgensen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A254122 [compare], Ancestry member David_W_Jorgensen
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T626741 [compare], FTDNA kit #286208
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Eleanor (McGrady) West :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ellie100167
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~0.78%
Don Taylor :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Roslyn Beaman :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kenneth Chapman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #563342
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