Born in Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Berry Sr
and Dorothy (Willey) Berry
Sister of
Joanna (Berry) Gray and Comfort Berry (Hanson) Mack
Wife of
George Washington Chesley
— married
12 Mar 1838 in Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
Wife of
Jonathan Chesley
— married
12 Mar 1878 in Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
Descendants 
Mother of
Asa Joel Chesley, George Washington Chesley Jr, Emily Tamson Chesley, Judith (Chesley) Mitchell and Alice Minnie Chesley
Died
at age 78
in Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2018
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Biography
Dorathea also called Dorothy and Dolly was the daughter of Samuel and Dorothy Berry.
She married George W. Chesley before 1839.
In the 1850 census Dorothy (age 28) was in Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont, United States.[1]
After his death she married a second time to a brother of her first husband. Dorothy (66) married Jonathan H. Chesley (age 71) on 12 March 1878 in Vermont, United States.[2]
Dorothy, daughter of Samuel Berry & Dorothy, died (age 78) on 14 September 1900 of stomach cancer.[3]
- Asa Joel Chesley b. 1839
- George Washington K. Chesley b. 1840 m. Arvilla Jesseman
- Emily Tamson Chesley b. 1842 m. Charles Clark
- Judith Chesley b. 1847 m. Charles Clark m. Thomas J. Mitchell
- Alice Minnie Chesley b. 1853 m. Oel W. Jesseman
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 004191108; FHL microfilm: 27448; Image number: 483; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00991-8, FamilySearch Record: MC2H-CMH (accessed 23 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6FCG-9X.
- ↑ Marriage: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 004357177; FHL microfilm: 540073; Image number: 1987; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I10208-3, FamilySearch Record: XFQZ-HKS (accessed 23 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SC3-Q82.
- ↑ Death: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 004357177; FHL microfilm: 540073; Image number: 1949; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I10208-3, FamilySearch Record: XFQZ-HXJ (accessed 23 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SC3-GYQ.
- United States Census, 1860, Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
- United States Census, 1870, Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
- Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #21056116 (accessed 23 February 2024), Memorial page for Dorothy Drown “Dolly” Berry Chesley (7 Mar 1822-13 Sep 1900), citing Union House Cemetery, Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
- FamilySearch Person: LHPX-DLF
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy 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 Dorothy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy 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 Dorothy:
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~0.78%
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