Born in Blenheim, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Pelton
— married
1812 in Canada
Wife of
Jacob Hess
— married
1831 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Benson Pelton, Araminta (Pelton) Watson, Andrew Hess, Sarah (Pelton) Force, Mary (Pelton) Loop, Joshua Pelton, Athelinda (Pelton) Hess, Hamilton Pelton and Amanda (Pelton) Lewis
Died
at age 71
in Princeton, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2016
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Biography
Rhoda (Rouse) Hess was born on 27 Aug 1796 in Blenheim, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
Rhoda married Samuel Pelton (1789 - ~1826) in 1812 in Canada. Their children were:
- Benson Pelton (1812 - 1890)
- Athelinda (Pelton) Hess (1822 - 1858)
- Hamilton Pelton (~1824 - 1895).
Rhoda married Jacob Hess (1787 - 1867) in 1831. Their son was Andrew Hess (1815 - 1854).
Rhoda died on 30 Jan 1868 in Princeton, Oxford, Ontario aged 71.
During the troublous times of the war Mrs. Pelton narrowly escaped tomahawking at the hands of an Indian with whom she was thrown in contact.
From History of Brant County Page 589[Weise.FTW].
[DanielBloodsworthMILMINE.FTW]
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19005147/rhoda-hess : accessed 10 October 2021), memorial page for Rhoda Rouse Hess (27 Aug 1796–30 Jan 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19005147, citing Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Chi (Rouse) Benedict (contributor 36491093).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda 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 Rhoda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda 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 Rhoda:
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~3.12%
Mike Hess
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member oldsoul1968
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~1.56%
Clint Stewart :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JW405844C1 [compare], yourDNAportal CLIee7bedf8, Ancestry member smart_agent86_max
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JW405844C1 [compare], yourDNAportal CLIee7bedf8, FTDNA kit #1000896
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Amy Quick :
23andMe, GEDmatch XZ9532687 [compare]
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