Born in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Benjamin Sweet
and Letitia (DeAdder) Sweet
Sister of
William Benjamin Sweet, Jane Matilda Sweet, James Sweet, Joseph Sweet, Wellington Sweet, Margaret Elizabeth (Sweet) Adams, John Sweet, Daniel Sweet, Charles Benjamin Sweet, George Henry Sweet, Susan Sweet, Arthur Sweet, Starette Hartley Sweet and Mary Blanche (Sweet) DeAdder
Wife of
Hibbert Lawson Coffill
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Blanche Flora Coffill, Gertrude May (Coffill) Trefry, Arthur Clinton Coffill, Edith Frances (Coffill) Duncanson and Lillian Beatrice Coffill
Died
at age 68
in Hortonville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2014
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Biography
Jane Maria Sweet was born 31 Aug 1869 in Kings County. She was the daughter of James Sweet (born in England [sic]) and Letitia DeAdda (born in Kings County).[1]
She married Herbert Lawson Coffill.
She passed away at the age of 68 on 5 Jun 1938 in Hortonville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada and was buried at the Lower Horton Cemetery in Grand Pré, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]
Grave Inscription:
HERBERT L. COFFILL 1862 - 1948
MARIA JANE HIS WIFE 1869 - 1938
From all their labours now they rest
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ Death Registration; Jane Maria Coffill, died 1938 in Hortonville, Kings County Nova Scotia Archives
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #184608836, citing Lower Horton Cemetery, Grand Pré, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Marilyn Redmond (contributor 49071080) Grave photo is on husband's grave memorial.
See also:
- "Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRF-2H8F : 8 November 2017), Jane Sweet in entry for Gertrude May Coffill, 22 Dec 1892; citing Birth, Hortonville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate number 991281, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- "Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRF-GKNZ : 8 November 2017), Jane Mildred Sweet in entry for Arthur Clinton Coffill, 24 Oct 1897; citing Birth, Hortonville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate number 991976, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- "Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKV9-D3YQ : 8 November 2017), Maria Jane Sweet in entry for Edith Frances Coffill, 06 Nov 1902; citing Birth, Hortonville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate number , Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1907-1932," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBK-9GXW : 8 November 2017), Jane Sweet in entry for Arthur Clinton Coffill and Daisy Myrtle Allen, 05 Apr 1927; citing Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, p. , Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane 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 Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane 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 Jane:
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~6.25%
Tim Multer
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Timothymulter
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Lori Sanford :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member littleonev123
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~0.78%
Barbara (Sweet) Schaad :
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Sweet-4242 and Sweet-1828 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
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