Born in Curryville, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frank Ward
and Sarah Rebecca (Hawkes) Ward
Wife of
Weldon Thomas Hawkes
— married
23 Jul 1910 in Curryville, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Vance Hawkes
Died
at age 27
in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
Laura was born Oct 5, 1892 in Curryville, New Brunswick. She was a daughter of Frank and Sarah Rebecca (Hawkes) Ward of that place.[1][2]
She married Weldon Thomas Hawkes, son of Anthony and Mary Hawkes, on July 23, 1910 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[3]
Laura passed away March 14, 1920 in Hopewell, New Brunswick at the age of 26 of double bronchial pneumonia. She was interred at Curryville.[1]
Known children of Weldon and Laura:
- Nettie Florence Hawkes 1918-?
- Reta May (Hawkes) Parker 1916-?
- Vance Ray Hawkes b. 1912-1968
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death Certificate, Public Archives of New Brunswick
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8CKJ-Q42M
- ↑ Marriage Registration, Public Archives of New Brunswick
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura 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 Laura:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura 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 Laura:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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