Born in Sophiasburg, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Jasper Monk Van Dusen
and Deborah Ferro Davis
Sister of
Austin Van Dusen and Albert Harrison Van Dusen
Wife of
Sylvester Richmond Jr.
— married
22 Aug 1858 in Hilton, Ontario, Canada
Mother of
Sylvester Sanfield Sheridan Richmond
Died
at age 21
in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
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Biography
Adeline Van Dursen was born January 1, 1840 in Sophiasburg, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was the daughter of Peter Van Dusen and Deborah Davis.[1]
Sylvester Richmond, 21, resident of Hamilton Township and Adaline Van Dusen, 18, resident of Brighton, were married by Baptist Minister Hoyes Lloyd on August 22, 1858 in Hilton. Witness to the marriage was W W Elliott of Port Hope.[2]
Sylvester and Adaline had the following children:
- Sylvester Sanfield, born December 21, 1860[1]
In 1861 she was living in a single-story frame house in Brighton, Northumberland, Canada West with her husband and newborn son.[3]
Adeline passed away on April 18, 1861 in Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario. She was buried in Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Van Deursen, pg. 264.
- ↑ "Northumberland Marriage Register" vol. 43, pg. 8, section 17, entry 7 for Sylvester Richmond and Adaline Vandusen. Indexed in "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869" Northumberland and Durham > 1858-1869, vol 43 > Image 11 of 107.
- ↑ "Census of 1861" (Online: Library and Archives Canada, 16 Oct 2015) Canada West, Northumberland District, Brighton Sub-District, pg. 62, line 29 for Adeline Richmond in household of Sylvester Richmond.
- ↑ Find a Grave Memorial 189731692 for Adeline Van Dusen Richmond
See Also:
- "Adeline Van Dusen (1840-1861)" (Online: FamilySearch) PID: KC9L-4Y4; accessed 6 Aug 2021.
- L. Chapple, "Adaline Van Dusen Richmond (1840-1861)" (Online: Find a Grave, 14 May 2018) Memorial 189731692 in Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
- Captain Albert Harrison Van Deursen, Van Deursen Family (New York City, NY: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1912) vol. 1, pg 264.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adeline 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 Adeline:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adeline 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 Adeline:
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~1.56%
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