Born in Friendship, Knox County, Maine
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Morton
and Bethiah (Cook) Morton
Sister of
Hannah Adelia (Morton) Smith, Trescott L. Morton, Bethia (Morton) Smith and Elsie C. (Morton) Jameson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Friendship, Knox County, Maine
Profile last modified
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Biography
Rachel was born in 1823. She was the daughter of John Morton and Bethiah Cook. She passed away in 1907.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/118101850/rachel-bessey : accessed 03 May 2021), memorial page for Rachel Morton Bessey (May 1823–28 Jul 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #118101850, citing Old Village Cemetery, Friendship, Knox County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by DGW (contributor 47767493) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rachel:
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~0.78%
Lois (Morton) Petty
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Gregory George :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #AM14339
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