Born about in United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Abraham Connett
— married
1832 in Ohio, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
John Francis Connett, Mary A Connett, Christina Connett, Eliza Connett, William Connett and Lucinda Connett
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2016
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Biography
Nancy Rees was born in Pennsylvania or in Ohio (records vary) about 1813. She married Abraham Connett 31 December 1832 in Fayette, Ohio. In 1850, they were living in Kosciusko, Indiana. After Abraham died, she lived with her son William. She was there in 1885 in Harrison, Morgan, Iowa.
Sources
- "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-91ST-WM?cc=1614804&wc=Q6SP-7KS%3A121345801%2C121362101 : 15 July 2014), Fayette > Marriage records 1831-1849 vol B > image 15 of 140, line 956; county courthouses, Ohio.
- Husband's name given as Absalom Connett.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYV3-1KZ?cc=1401638&wc=95R3-16B%3A1031336301%2C1032247101%2C1031381501 : 9 April 2016), Indiana > Kosciusko > Plain > image 4 of 21; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-SYTC?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-Y9M%3A1589426666%2C1589423902%2C1589426931 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Jasper > Des Moines Township > image 24 of 32; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6FMS-QJX?cc=1438024&wc=9227-KX4%3A518655701%2C519053501%2C518981201 : 22 May 2014), Iowa > Jasper > Des Moines > image 41 of 55; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-Y59V-WV?cc=1803643&wc=M6LX-SM9%3A145020501%2C145126901 : 1 April 2016), Harrison > Morgan, Mondamin > image 15 of 46; State Historical Society, Des Moines.
- Find a Grave has a bio.
- Husband's grave.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy 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 Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy 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 Nancy:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Alice (Stephens) Thomsen 
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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