Born in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William H. Ryan
and Susan Elizabeth (Hines) Ryan
Sister of
Josie E Ryan and Grover Ryan
Wife of
William Edwin Holden
— married
1897 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 80
in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2020
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Biography
Josephine was born in 1877. She is the daughter of William Ryan and Susan Hines. Josephine (Ryan) Holden was married to William Edwin Holden born in Tremont, Maine. Her parents were William H. Ryan born in Eastport, Maine and Susan Elizabeth (Hines) Ryan born in Rossway, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
Birth Certificate, MA Archives, Year 1877, Vol. 286, p. 190, Josephine M. Ryan, born April 24, 1877, Gloucester, MA, white female, father William H. Ryan residence Gloucester, MA, birthplace Nova Scotia, occupation Mariner, mother Susan E. Hines residence Gloucester, MA, birthplace Nova Scotia, date of Original Record: 1877.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephine 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 Josephine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephine 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 Josephine:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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