Born in New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William E Breed
and Sophia (Hedges) Breed
Wife of
John King Chaffee
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 58
in Oakland, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2015
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Biography
Irena was born on March 21st 1821 in New York.
She married John King Chaffee and they had four children together- Frank, William, Mary and John. Irena passed away in 1879.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2018), memorial page for Irena E. Breed Chaffee (26 Mar 1821–31 Aug 1879), Find A Grave Memorial no. 30522420, citing Rose Center Cemetery, Oakland County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Carol Ciaramitaro (contributor 46532936) .
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYWQ-SSH?cc=1401638&wc=95RD-FMS : 9 April 2016), New York > Orleans > Ridgeway > image 22 of 115; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWF-GQN : 18 February 2021), Arrena Chaffee in entry for John Chafee, 1860.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Irena 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 Irena:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Irena 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 Irena:
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~1.56%
Nancy Breed
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Nancyt52446
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~0.78%
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