Born about in Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Little
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Bridget (Little) Reynolds, Margaret (Little) Gough, Christopher Little, Catherine (Little) Fay, Elizabeth Little and Esther Little
Died
at about age 87
in Monroe County, New York
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mary (Sheil) Little was born in Ireland.
Mary's death certificate says she was 89 years and 4 months old when she died. Her parents are listed as Christopher Shields and Sophia Gaird.
1850 - living in Chili, Monroe County with her children (probably) Christopher and Esther. Age 50; born in Ireland.[1]
1875 - living with son-in-law William Gough's family in Riga. Age 80. Widow.[2]
1880 - living with son-in-law William Gough's family in Riga. Age 83. [3]
Mary died on August 4, 1894, in Riga.[4] Mary is buried in St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Cemetery, Churchville.[5]
Research notes
LNAB could also be Shields.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCB9-L14 : 4 April 2020), Mary Little, Chili, Monroe, New York, United States; citing family 19, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Riga, Monroe, New York; Roll: 862; Family History Film: 1254862; Page: 455A; Enumeration District: 063; Image: 0171.
- ↑ death certificate
- ↑ Findagrave memorial #134584215
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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Nan (Lambert) Starjak
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