Born in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Beulah Elmeda (Sharpe) Humphreys, John B. Sharpe, Vera G. Sharpe, Lillian Frances (Sharpe) Matson [half], Ruby Sharpe [half], Marion Gladys (Sharpe) Smyth [half] and [private sister (1920s - unknown)] [half]
Wife of
Hugh Donovan Cooper
— married
9 Nov 1929 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Died in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
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]
Sources
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Late Registration of Births, Moncton, Westmorland, Code 1899-S-39, Microfilm F18794 – Helen Marjorie Sharpe, 1899
- ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS141 B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages, Westmorland, Moncton, No 3094, Code B4/1929, Microfilm F19697 – Marriage of Hugh Donovan Cooper & Marjorie Helen Sharpe, 1929
- ↑ Elmwood Cemetery, published by Weldon Turner & Kenneth Kanner, May 1995 – Cooper A0816
See also:
- 1901 Canada Census, Westmorland (District 24), Moncton (C-7), Pg 19 – Robert & Clara Sharpe and 3 children
- 1911 Canada Census, Westmorland (District 35), Moncton (53), Pg 7 – Robert & Fanny Sharpe & four children
- 1921 Canada Census, Westmorland (District 49), Moncton (25), Sunny Brae, Pg 24-25 – Robert D & Fannie F. Sharpe & 3 children
- Firsthand knowledge of Leanne Cooper
- 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:
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:
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~25.00%
50.00%
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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~25.00%
50.00%
Jayne (Cooper) Kellock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034271 [compare]
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~1.56%
Elizabeth (Lockhart) Post :
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Howard Reynolds
Fam Tree Maker s/ware shows Moncton, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada. Which is correct?
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Rejected matches › Ellen (Cooper) Hopkins (abt.1855-) › Helen Shirley Cooper › Helen Sharpe › Helen (Sharp) Martin (1807-1878) › Helen Sharpe › Helen (Bourne) Cooper (aft.1900-)
Helen is 19 degrees from Michael Collins, 22 degrees from Judith Resnik, 25 degrees from Ellison Onizuka, 34 degrees from Michael Phillip Anderson, 22 degrees from Sally Ride, 27 degrees from Wubbo Johannes Ockels, 20 degrees from Neil Armstrong, 19 degrees from Virgil Grissom, 24 degrees from Christa McAuliffe, 20 degrees from Dick Scobee, 22 degrees from Edward White and 23 degrees from Frances Piercy-Reins on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.