Silvania
(Sylvina)
Sprague
Born in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of John William Sprague Sr.
and Ruth (Unknown) Sprague
Sister of
Love (Sprague) Gray, Hannah (Sprague) Gray, John William Sprague Jr., George Sprague, James Sprague, Catherine Sprague, Ebenezer Sprague, Benjamin Sprague and Joesph Sprague
Wife of
Samuel Small
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 79
in Grand Manan, Grand Manan Village, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2011
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Biography
SPRAGUE, SYLVINA, b at St. John River NB 1786; d at Grand Manan NB page 905 Early Narraguagus River families of Washington County, Maine by Lamson, Darryl Byron, 1944-
Birth
Date: 1786
Death
Date: 1 APR 1865
The Cemetery detail spells her name as Sylvania. The 1851 census spelling is unclear but looks like Silvana. The 1861 census spelling is Silvina. The Sprague Project has the name spelled Silvina.
From Karen Small, correspondent, The Sprague Project.
From Grand Manan, Early Church records, Grahams Funeral Home. A note mentions Sylvania Sprague, wife of Samuel Small falling and breaking her hip and died as a result of this. The shock caused his (Samuel's) death in two weeks.
Census Returns
- 1851 Canadian census http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002292424.pdf
- 1861 Canadian census http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/pdf/4108534_00128.pdf
Sources
- The Sprague Project
- http://sprague-database.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I41622&tree=SpragueProject
- Ancestry Family Trees submitted by Ancestry members.
- WikiTree profile Sprague-1683 created through the import of Martindale.ged on Jan 11, 2012 by Linda Fay. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Linda and others.
- WikiTree profile Sprague-1644 created through the import of Annette.ged on Nov 17, 2011 by Annette Jacobs. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Annette and others.
- Sylvania Sprague Small
Birth: unknown Death: 1 Apr 1865 Burial: North Head Cemetery, North Head, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Memorial #: 103807463 Inscription: in her 80th year Family Members Parents Ruth Denbow Sprague Unknown-1821 Spouse Samuel Small Unknown-1865 Siblings John W. Sprague 1789-1860 Children James Melvin Small Unknown-1888 Nelson Small 1806-1877 Created by: R Moore (47672795) Added: 19 Jan 2013 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103807463/sylvania-small Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103807463/sylvania-small : accessed 23 November 2021), memorial page for Sylvania Sprague Small (unknown–1 Apr 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103807463, citing North Head Cemetery, North Head, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by R Moore (contributor 47672795) .
1951 census -Samuel 68 -Sylvania 65 -Grand Manan, N.B.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvina 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 Sylvina:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvina 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 Sylvina:
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~3.12%
Larry Daggett
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T907693 [compare], FTDNA kit #541960
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~1.56%
Dale Dickinson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Robert Thomson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robertthomson178
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~1.56%
~6.25%
April King :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HF8450946 [compare], Ancestry member akauma
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Judy (King) Griggs :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member speedyjkg
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~1.56%
Wendy Daggett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T591403 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN32433
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~0.78%
Sonya Budd :
23andMe, GEDmatch M570372 [compare]
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~0.78%
Cathy Ingersoll :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
S Davis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member susancoleman778
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~0.78%
Paul Lake :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A332363 [compare], Ancestry member plake77
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