John
Hunter
Putnam
Born in Middle Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Timothy Putnam Sr.
and Janet (Hunter) Putnam
Brother of
Letitia Putnam, Robert Putnam, Timothy Putnam Jr., Esther (Putnam) Barnhill and Elizabeth (Putnam) Dunlap
Husband of
Jane (Corbett) Putnam
— married
1820 (to 24 Oct 1857) in Middle Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Husband of
Ruth (Fisher) Putnam
— married
19 Dec 1862 (to 19 Nov 1870) in Middle Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Died
at about age 72
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2014
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Biography
John was born in May of 1793 to Timothy Putnam and Janet Hunter (one of 7 children). He married first Jane Corbett (1800-1857) - they had 9 children. He next married Ruth Fisher in 1862 - no children born to this couple. He died Nov. 19, 1870 at Halifax at age 77.
Children born to John Putnam and Jane Corbett:
- Caleb 1820-1959
- John 'Jock' 1822-1908
- Mary 1825-1894
- Janet 1827-1886
- Isabella 1828-1884
- Esther 1831-1916
- Caroline 'Carrie' 1833-1910
- Elizabeth 'Libbie' 1835
- Robert 1840-1916
(all children were born in Middle Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia)
Sources
- Fisher Genealogy
- Vital statistics of Nova Scotia
- Canada Census's
- Novascotiagenealogy.com
- Ruth Fisher homepage - Sprague database Family ID F59120
- The Putnam Family, Armaudo, David (The Nova Scotia Genealogist Vol XXX1/1 page 9
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Joseph Putnam
:
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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~0.78%
Lyndsi Fields :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A913667 [compare], Ancestry member LyndsiKaya
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