Born in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abel E. Staples
and Rebecca B. (Whitmore) Staples
Sister of
Mary E. (Staples) Moore, John E. Staples, Seth Staples, Harriet (Staples) Barbour, Louisa (Staples) Joyce and Joseph W Staples
Wife of
Levi Torrey
— married
27 Aug 1840 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Andrew Torrey, Jefferson Torrey, Clarinda Torrey, Samuel Torrey and George Washington Torrey
Died
at age 48
in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2020
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Biography
Joanna was born in 1821. She passed away in 1870.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2020), memorial page for Joanna Staples Torrey (21 Jul 1821–2 Aug 1887), Find a Grave Memorial no. 84634732, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by treerpgmo (contributor 47324296) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joanna 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 Joanna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joanna 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 Joanna:
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~1.56%
Delores (Murphy) Frenz
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A645433 [compare]
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~1.56%
Sven Davisson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CQ2597182 [compare], Ancestry member sven0370
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~0.78%
Shirley Frenz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A228709 [compare], Ancestry member Frenz7750
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~0.78%
Winfield Montgomery :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MW9745340 [compare], FTDNA kit #975013
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