Mildred Shepherd was born about 1864 in Port Albert, on the Kaipara Harbour, north Auckland. [1] She was the daughter of John Shepherd and Sarah Longbottom.
Mildred Shepherd and George Bennett were married in Auckland in 1889. [2]
Rose Reid has told the story of the marriage of Mildred and George Bennet in an online biography - "Life on the Oruawharo River." [3]
Mildred Bennett died about 1951 aged 87 years old. [4]
Sources
↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-LBYX : 27 November 2017), Mildred Shepard, 1864; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1864/7751, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Mildred Bennett, aged at death 87Y; citing Death Certificate 1951/20650 .
N.Z. Deaths - 1951/20650 - Bennett Mildred age 87 years
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mildred 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 Mildred: