William
Fletcher
Willet
Born about in Bentville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of George Willet
and Lucy (Bent) Willet
Brother of
George Cooper Willett [half], Margaret Ann (Tupper) Barteaux [half], Susan Amelia (Willet) Gardner, Harriet Sophia (Willet) Prichard, Joseph Avard Willet, Lucy Jane (Willet) Bent, Albert D. Willet and Gilbert Ray Willet
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after about age 60
in Carlton Corner, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2018
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Biography
William Fletcher Willet was born in 1831, the son of George Willet and Lucy Bent. He grew up in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia and remained there for the rest of his life. There is no evidence he married, in fact he is living with his brother Joseph, who did marry and raise a family, for at least 20 years. He is present in his brother's household in the 1871, 1881 and 1891 Census. He was working as a store keeper in 1881 and a port master in 1891.
Sources
- Canadian Genealogy Index, living, Tupperville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia 1871
- 1871 Census of Canada, Carleton Corner, Annapolis, Nova Scotia
- 1881 Census of Canada
- 1891 Census of Canada
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Pat Miller 
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member p_a_miller28
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #IN59162
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~0.78%
Lesley Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A278950 [compare], Ancestry member LANNIO
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