Helen Marjorie Sharpe[1] was born on January 29, 1899 in Moncton, New Brunswick.[2] She was the daughter of Robert Sharpe and Clara Lockhart. Her mother died when she was 7 years old. Her father remarried and Helen lived with her father, step-mother and half sisters.
On Nov 9, 1929, Helen married Hugh Donovan Cooper in Moncton, New Brunswick.[3] They had three children, one of whom died as an infant. Helen died on March 29, 1979 in Moncton, New Brunswick, and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.[4]
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↑ Also seen as "Sharp". Since father Robert signed his name on "Sharpe" on sister Beulah's birth certificate, that's the name I've used for the whole family
Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA match between Leanne Cooper and her half 2nd cousin, a grandson of Marion Sharpe. Their most recent common ancestor is Robert Sharpe. Amount of DNA shared is 78cM, which is consistent with 1/2 2C.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen 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 Helen: