William
Albro
Letson
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Letson Sr.
and Elizabeth Cullimore
Brother of
John Letson [half], Robert Letson [half], Susannah Norris Letson [half], Frances Letson [half], Mary B. Letson [half], Elizabeth Letson [half], Catherine Letson [half], Hannah Letson [half], Hannah Letson, Haywood Letson, Francis Joshua Moult Letson, Phillip Letson, Mary Haywood Letson, George Haywood Letson, Thomas Haywood Letson, Henry Herbert Letson and Ann Letson
Husband of
Mary Ann Farnham
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Albro Letson, Robert Haywood Letson, Elizabeth Margaret Letson, Henry Farnham Germain Letson, George Edward Letson, Mary Ann Letson, Sarah Elmina Letson, Harriet Jane Letson, Phillip Letson and Francis Joshua Letson
Died
at age 71
in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2015
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Biography
William Letson, a bachelor, a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a by profession a merchant, signed a Marriage Bond on the 13th (15th?) of June in 1819, in Halifax, for his marriage to Maryann Farnham, a spinster. John Albro, Esq., of Halifax, signed as his surety.[1]
William was resident in Halifax and described as a saddler by profession in July of 1823, when he signed as surety for Theophilus Watts's Marriage Bond.[2]
He received Land Grant 7387 which was 56 acres in Glenelg, Northumberland County, New Brunswick.
In 1851, William was enumerated in Chatham, New Brunswick with his wife and family. [3]
| Name | Gen | relation | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
| Willm Letson | M | H | 57 | Nova Scotia | Farmer |
| MaryAnn Do | F | W | 56 | Do | - |
| Margaret Do | F | D | 29 | - | - |
| George Do | M | S | 25 | - | Trader |
| Mary Ann Do | F | D | 24 | - | - |
| Sarah E Do | F | D | 22 | - | - |
| Harriet J Do | F | D | 19 | - | - |
| Francis J_ | M | S | 15 | - | - |
| Elizabeth King | F | Sister in Law | 64 | Nova Scotia | - |
| Susannah Do | F | D | 36 | Do | - |
| Ann JA Leddon | F | Sister | 37 | Do | - |
| Philip J Do | M | Son | 9 | - | - |
| Frances Do | F | D | 5 | - | - |
| Mary E Do | F | D | 4 | - | - |
| Farnher Do | M | S | 1/2 | - | - |
| Maryann Nixon | F | Servant | 12 | Irish | - |
| William Do | M | __ | 19 | Irish | - |
| Henry Do | M | __ | 10 | Irish | - |
His remains were buried in 1866 in St Johns Anglican Church, Bushville, Chathams Head, Northumberland, New Brunswick.
Sources
- ↑ Marriage Bond for William Letson and Maryann Farnham, dated 13 or 15 Jun 1819.
- ↑ Marriage Bond, Theophilus Watts and Ann Dorothy Crosskill, dated 14 Jul 1823.
- ↑ 1851 Census of New Brunswick, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Schedule I, page 32, line 3; database, Ancestry.com, 2006; images, Library and Archives Canada, microfilm C_995.
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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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