Born in Mount Pleasant, Brant, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hiram Phelps
and Maria (Smith) Phelps
Sister of
Epaphras Lord Phelps 2nd
Wife of
James Preston
— married
1 Oct 1852 in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Maria Elizabeth Preston, Thomas Hiram Preston, Mary Emmeline Preston, James Walter Preston, Annie Margaret (Preston) Campbell, William James Preston, Emeline Augusta Preston, Esther Isabella Eloise Preston, Martha Louise Preston and Clara Frances Preston
Died
at age 86
in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jan 2017
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Biography
Emmeline was William James Preston's mother.[1]
She and her husband, James, lived in various places. In 1881, he was a Methodist minister in MIlton, Ontario. He retired to Brantford prior to 1891 and, after his death, Emmeline continued to live there in her son's household (T. H. Preston).
She is buried in Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Cemetery, Brant Co., Ontario.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Descendants of William Jeffrey compiled by Ward Skinner
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 August 2018), memorial page for Emeline Augusta Phelps Preston (30 Nov 1830–14 Jul 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #131881931, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Gene Spider (contributor 47179246) .
Other Sources
- Mrs. James Preston, 1861 Census of Canada West
- Emaline Preston, 1871 Census of Canada
- Emiline Preston, 1881 Census of Canada
- Emeline Preston, 1891 Census of Canada
- Emmeline Preston, 1901 Census of Canada
- Mrs. James Ruston, 1911 Census of Canada
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emmeline 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 Emmeline:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emmeline 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 Emmeline:
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~6.25%
Jean (Preston) Greenshields
:
23andMe, GEDmatch GH1151926 [compare]
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~6.25%
Linda (Phelps) Guest :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Preston Greenshields :
23andMe, GEDmatch AC8727079 [compare]
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~0.78%
Beckie (De Krey) Youngs :
AncestryDNA
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