Born in Five Mile River, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Forbes
and Jane (Anthony) Forbes
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Daniel F Singer
— married
30 Oct 1867 in Douglas Township, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Emeline (Singer) Taylor
Died
at age 86
in Latties Brook, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2018
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Biography
Ruth was 26 when she married Daniel F Singer (1836-1917) on 30 October 1866 in Douglas, Hants, Nova Scotia. [1]
Ruth A Forbes Singeer died on 14 July 1926, a widow at age 86, in Latties Brook, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [2]
There is debate as to whether she is the natural mother of Emeline Singer. Emeline's mtDNA Haplogroup would be H. Looking for mtDNA of descendants of Ruth's maternal line.
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DXFX-V6T2 : 9 November 2020), Ruth Forbes in entry for Daniel Singer, 30 Oct 1866; citing Marriage, Douglas, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059106.
- ↑ Death: "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-WS78 : 8 November 2017), Ruth A Singer, 14 Jul 1926; citing , Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 1209, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Jeff Billard for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jeff and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
j Evans 
:
Living DNA, GEDmatch BV8329780 [compare]
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~1.56%
Bill Harrison :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561116 [compare], Ancestry member misterbill_1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T415433 [compare], FTDNA kit #N56000
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Christine Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GF9918579 [compare], Ancestry member cblaauw4400
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4 Apr 1840 - 14 Jul 1926