Ruby Lewis was born on 21 Jun 1839 in New Brunswick (now Canada).[1][2][3][4] Her parents were Henry Lewis and Maria.[4]
In the 1851 census, Reuba Lewis (13) was living in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, with parents Henry Lewis (47) and Maria Lewis (44), and siblings Maria (25), Robert (18), Eatensy (15), Charles (11), Howard (9), George (7) and Henry (1).[1]
She married her cousin Abel Lewis probably in 1858.
In the 1861 Canada census, Ruby Lewis (21) was living in Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, with husband Abel Lewis (25) and children Silas (2) and Henry (0).[2]
In the 1871 Canada census, Ruby Lewis (33) was living in Hillsborough, Albert, New Brunswick, with husband Abel Lewis (33) and children:
Ruby Lewis died on 3 Sept 1921 in SalisburyMount Eagle, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Reuba Lewis. Year: 1851; Census Place: Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_997; Page: 19; Line: 6. Ancestry Record 1061 #552524
↑ 2.02.1 Ruby Lewis. Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006, Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick. Ancestry Record 1570 #775238385
↑ 3.03.1 Ruby Lewis. Year: 1871; Canada Census Place: Hillsborough, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10394; Page: 7; Family No: 22. Ancestry Record 1578 #1132700
↑ 4.04.14.2 "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGZ2-1B7 : 17 August 2019), Ruby Lewis, 03 Sep 1927; citing Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, certificate 048244, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,134,658.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruby 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 Ruby:
~0.78%Kevin Williams :
23andMe, GEDmatch KJ6154241[compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KJ6154241[compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313, Ancestry member waynew172
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KJ6154241[compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313, Ancestry member waynew172, FTDNA kit #MK79140
Taylor-66442 and Lewis-22343 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, same date of death. Same person? Obvious discrepancy re DOB - pls check sources.