Donald Banks
Honor Code SignatorySigned 4 Feb 2018 | 11,863 contributions | 721 thank-yous | 1,684 connections
Signed 4 Feb 2018 | 11,863 contributions | 721 thank-yous | 1,684 connections
Donald E. Banks
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of Russell Ewen Banks
and Ada (Julian) Banks
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Feb 2018
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Biography
Born and raised in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia, I was immersed in family history thanks to the stories of my father that started with our ancester Richard who died in the Candlemas Massacre of 1691/92 in York, District of Maine. In the 1760s, some of Richard's decendents became Planters, settling in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia in response to Britain's Expulsion (ethnic cleansing) of the Acadians, and subsequent efforts to fill the area with British subjects.
Dad grew up in Bridgetown, surrounded by relatives among Valley families, so his many stories sparked a lasting interest in genealogy. More significantly, my efforts at wikitree honour the memory of my namesake, my late Uncle Donald Lamont Banks, a genealogist who devoted decades of his life to documenting the Banks' of Nova Scotia and New England. Until his death in 1976, he cooperated with his cousin Marion McCormick and J. Furber Marshall in these efforts, some of which were published by Marshall in 1977.
Following university in Halifax and Edmonton, I ended up as a public servant working in Ottawa and on several foreign assignments. Now retired, I find that my many years of information research and analysis were useful training to be a genealogist. Pooling my efforts with other wikitreers has been very rewarding. It is always a delight when I find that other contributers have created profiles of individuals which can be connected to profiles I create.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Donald:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Donald:
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~0.78%
Karen (Smith) Linneberg
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23andMe
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Donald:
- Donald Banks is a Wonderful WikiTreer. Oct 3, 2020.
This week's featured connections are Redheads: Donald is 19 degrees from Catherine of Aragón, 19 degrees from Clara Bow, 26 degrees from Julia Gillard, 17 degrees from Nancy Hart, 16 degrees from Rutherford Hayes, 19 degrees from Rita Hayworth, 19 degrees from Leonard Kelly, 20 degrees from Rose Leslie, 21 degrees from Damian Lewis, 20 degrees from Maureen O'Hara, 25 degrees from Jopie Schaft and 36 degrees from Eirik Thorvaldsson on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
I added you to trusted list to this profile per your request. I also changed the privacy level.
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I see that you sent me a message concerning Elvinia Banks . I can answer any questions you would like .thank you Kim G
Thank you for your note. I have taken the ancestry autosomal DNA test and it has been very helpful and interesting finding new cousins, etc. I plan to have my Banks nephew take same test at some point in future. Thank you again for note. Abigail Banks Dennison
I am interested in your line of Richard Banks of Maine. DNA tests done by Ray H. Banks have confirmed that your Banks line and my Banks line are connected. I descend from William Banks and wife, Mary Tunstall of King and Queen Co., Virginia. My direct line is known as "The Banks of Elbert", meaning Elbert Co., Ga. I find this discovery very exciting and would love to hear from you. Abigail Banks Dennison
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