Elizabeth (Moss) Joss (abt. 1843 - 1911)

Elizabeth (Betsy) "Peti" Joss formerly Moss

Born about 8 Jun 1843 in Ruapuke Island, Southland, New Zealand

Daughter of [father unknown] and Susan (Paree) Moss

Sister of Mary Ann (Moss) Davis

Wife of Walter Douglas Joss — married 1864 in Southland, New Zealand

Descendants

Mother of George Walter Joss, Walter Bruce Joss, Elizabeth Walter Douglas Joss, Joseph Joss and Caroline Margaret (Joss) Nilsen

Died 1911 at about age 67 in New Zealand

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Biography

A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two; 1869 - [1] - "List of Half-castes to be Provided with land at or near "The Neck," Stewart's Island, or elsewhere, as the case may be"

Joe Moss

Betty Moss, married to Walter Joss

Polly Moss, married to Joe Davis

Baptised by Rev Wohlers on 16 May 1850 at The Neck, Stewart Island, New Zealand

Sources

For more on the family history see - Transgressing Boundaries: A History of the Mixed Descent Families of Maitapapa, Taieri, 1830-1940 a thesis by Angela C. Wanhalla which includes a photograph of a family group [2]

N.Z. MARRIAGES - 1864/4885 - Elizabeth Moss & Walter Joss
N.Z. DEATHS - 1911/9040 - Joss Elizabeth aged 68 years

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsy 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 Betsy: