Melbourne
Sears
Born in Midgic, Sackville Parish, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of David N. Sears
and Matilda (Fillmore) Sears
Brother of
Amos Throop [half], Melvinia (Sears) Estabrooks, Susan Jane Sears, Cynthia A. Sears, Catherine (Sears) Hicks, Eunice Sears, William Sears, Phineas Sears, Richard Sears, Alice Maud Sears and David Wellington Sears
Husband of
Elizabeth B. (Hicks) Sears
— married
31 Oct 1876 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Descendants 
Father of
Leslie Sears, Nada (Sears) Throop, Hersey Lorne Sears, Elmor Sears, Ladona (Sears) Richardson and Weymond Sears
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Melbourne Sears was born on May 9, 1854 in Midgic, Sackville Parish, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick [1] the son of David Sears and Matilda Fillmore. He married Elizabeth Hicks on October 31, 1876.[2]
In 1911, Melbourne was widowed and living with his daughter Nada and her family.
Sources
- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives [1]
- ↑ "New Brunswick, Marriage Registers, 1789-1889," images, FamilySearch, Westmorland > 1875-1887 > image 49 of 545; Provincial Archives, Fredericton. - Marriage of Melbourne Sears and Elizabeth Hicks
See also:
- 1861 Census of New Brunswick, Westmorland County, Westmorland – Pg 44
- 1871 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, New Brunswick, Westmorland (186), Westmorland (C) - Pg 24-25
- 1881 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, New Brunswick, Westmorland (33), Sackville (B-1) - Pg 51-52
- 1891 Canada Census, Library and Archives Canada, New Brunswick, Westmoreland, District 24, Sub-district E, Division 1 - Pg 52-53
- 1911 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, New Brunswick, Westmorland (35), Sackville Parish (4-7) - Pg 8 (Midgic)
- Death notice for his son Hersey in New Brunswick archives http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=fe2f5290-e0d9-4549-af51-bbc2e05ed993
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melbourne by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melbourne:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melbourne by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melbourne:
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~6.25%
Colin Goodwin
:
23andMe
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~2.34%
~6.25%
Florence (Prowse) Cooper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T756345 [compare]
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~1.56%
Joe Patterson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jpatter13
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~0.78%
Jean-Guy Berube :
23andMe, GEDmatch M762324 [compare]
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~0.78%
Krista-Lee (Patterson) Bailey :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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%
~3.12%
Jayne (Cooper) Kellock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034271 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mark Edlund :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmedlund85
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~0.78%
Robin Anderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robin_adair_anderson
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~0.78%
Allan Phinney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A770648 [compare], Ancestry member allan_phinney
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~0.78%
Brenda Henwood :
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Leanne Cooper
Leanne Cooper
Sears-1597 and Sears-1572 appear to represent the same person because: I was about to add his son, Hersey, when I discovered he already existed, and that we both have profiles for Melbourne, with a slightly different spelling. These are the same person and should be merged.
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