Born in Colony of Queensland
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Shears
and Elizabeth (Wain) Shears
Sister of
Louisa Jane Shears, John Henry Shears, Sarah Ann Shears, Mary Alice (Shears) Preston, Emmaline (Shears) Threlfall, Lilly (Shears) Langdon, Beatrice Selina (Shears) Colburn, Clara Jane (Shears) Colburn, Isabella Shears and Charles Edwin Shears
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 66
in Queensland, Australia
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Biography
Bethel (Shears) Petersen was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)
This profile is part of the Logan, Queensland One Place Study.
Betsy was born on January 14th, 1874, as daughter of John and Elizabeth.[1]
She married Andreas Petersen on July 17th, 1901.[2]
Betsy died on January 27th, 1940.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. Betsy Shears. Birth. Date: 14/01/1874. Registration number: 1874/B/16881. Mother: Elizabeth Wain. Father: John Shears. Besty Shears Birth Index
- ↑ Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. Bethel Shears & Andreas Heinrich Petersen. Marriage. Date: 17/07/1901. Registration number: 1901/B/1195. Bethel Shears Marriage Index
- ↑ Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. Betsy Petersen. Death. Date: 27/01/1940. Registration number: 1940/B/46873. Mother: Elizabeth Wain. Father: John Sheard. Betsy Petersen Death Index
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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 Bethel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bethel:
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~3.12%
Barry Bannister
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Michael Hughes :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Shani (Hughes) Westhead :
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