John's late birth registration (at about 74 years old in 1943 by Alexander Pritchett, who claimed to know him for "near 50 years") gives his birth date as 1 May 1868. However, his baptism took place in 1867 and records his birth date as 1 May 1867.
Sources
↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-YZH9 : 23 February 2021), John Bussey [sic], 01 May 1867; citing Birth, Deer Island, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-82G6 : 2 March 2021), Thomas Bursey in entry for John Bursey, 1868; citing Birth Registration, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-YTXQ : 23 February 2021), John Burry [sic] and Jane Golden, 02 Jun 1889; citing Marriage, Deer Island, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
"Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-73XP : 8 March 2021), John Bursey, Gambo, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Bonavista District, p. 237, household ID 278, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,824.
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between C.M. and Willis Glover, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Bursey and Sarah Paul, the great great grandparents of C.M. and great grandparents of Willis Glover. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd – 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 133 cM across 8 segments.
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