Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Major
and Mary (Smith) Major
Sister of
William Henry Major, Edward Lawrence Major, Abigail (Major) Wilson, Francis Major, Hannah (Major) Willson [half], John Wesley Major and Mary Ellen (Milliken) Matthews [half]
Wife of
Ira Sharrard
— married
31 Jul 1845 in Home Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Mother of
Elijah Major Sharrard
Died
at about age 24
in Whitevale, Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1826 to Samuel Major and Mary Smith. She passed away in 1850.
His (John Major's) son Samuel married Mary Smith. Their family were: William, Edward, Frank, Samuel, Wesley, Margaret and Abigail. William married Emma White, by whom he had the following family: William, Henry (Lot 27, Con. 5), Emma, Mary Maud (Mrs. Rev. I. N. Robinson), Lydia Gertrude (Mrs. Adam Whitson) and Lily (Mrs. E. A. Thornton). [1]
Sources
- ↑ Past Years in Pickering: Sketches of the History of the Community, William R. Wood, 1911
See Also
Cemetery Monument Inscription: In memory of Margaret consort of Ira Sharrard who died 28 February 1850 in the 24 year of her age Christ my redeemer lives And often from the skies Looks down and watched all my dust Till He shall bid it rise Marker: M.S.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~1.56%
Shirley (Boughner) Hoard
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member shirleyhoard53
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Bruce Wilbee :
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Rejected matches › Marguerite (Geyer) Meyer (1828-1852)
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