Born in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Rider Prowse
and Louisa Jane (Beck) Prowse
Wife of
James G. Hession
— married
18 Apr 1918 in Prince Edward Island
Mother of
[private daughter (1910s - unknown)] and [private son (1920s - unknown)]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Eda Marflett Prowse was born on June 4, 1892 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island. She was baptized on July 8, 1892.[1] She was the daughter of Isaac Prowse and Louisa Beck. She was raised in the family home in Murray Harbour[2] and became a school teacher.[3]
On April 17, 1918, Eda was baptized in the Catholic Church.[4] The following day she married James G. Hession.[5] They had two children.
Eda lost her husband on February 21, 1932 when he died in a train crash.[6]
Sources
- ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Baptismal Record, United Church, Murray Harbour South, Book 1, Page 122 - Eda Marflet Prowse
- ↑ 1901 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Queen’s East (135), Township 64 (P-1) Pg 15 – Isaac & Louisa Prowse and 3 children (transcribed as Rouse)
- ↑ 1911 Census of Canada, PEI, Kings, District 139, Enumeration district 31, Lot 64, Pg 13 - All on same page (13): Albert P & Williamina, 8 children, Mother-in-law; William H & Ada A; Frederick & Pearle, also family of Isaac R Prowse (Isaac on Pg. 12)
- ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Baptismal Record, St. Dunstan’s Basilica, Charlottetown. Record book 6, Page 196 - Ada Marflet Prowse
- ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Marriage Licenses, G19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1918 - Ada Marflett Prowse and James G. Hessian.
- ↑ The Charlottetown Guardian, February 27, 1932, Pg 11 - Death of James Hessian
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eda 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 Eda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eda 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 Eda:
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~3.12%
Robert Prowse
:
Autosomal DNA Test
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~1.56%
Florence (Prowse) Cooper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T756345 [compare]
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~0.78%
Leanne Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A039526 [compare], Ancestry member LeanneCooperGenealogy
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T635756 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jayne (Cooper) Kellock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034271 [compare]
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~0.78%
Joanne Clark :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jody4559
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~0.39%
George Macdonald :
23andMe, GEDmatch PP5288997 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZB2847253 [compare], Ancestry member mydogelt63
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