Born about in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Castle
and Mary (Hawley) Castle
Sister of
Lucy (Castle) Torrence [half], Sarah (Castle) Perkins, Isaac Castle, Mary Castle, Jehiel Castle and Andrew Castle
Wife of
Joseph (Pennock) Seeley
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 90
in Athens, Greene, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2015
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Biography
Chloe was born about 1761. She was the daughter of Isaac Castle and Mary Hawley.
Choice of Guardian
5 Mar 1776
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut[1]
At a Probate Court in Woodbury, Chloe Castle, a minor capable of choosing her own guardian, made choice of Reuben Castle after the death of her father.
Chloe Castle married Joseph in Woodbury, Connecticut abt 1783.
Death
1 Apr 1852
Athens, Greene, New York, United States[2]
Research Notes
In Colonial America, a child that had reached 14 years of age was legally allowed to choose his or her own guardian, but was considered a minor until they reached the age of 21.[3] Therefore, we know that Chloe Castle was born between 5 Mar 1756 - 5 Mar 1762.
Sources
- ↑ "Probate records Vol. 7, 1773-1787", Cloe Castle - Choice of Guardian, Connecticut. Probate Court (Woodbury District); Vol. 7, p. 95; FHL microfilm 6,174.
- ↑ "Find A Grave," Chloe Castle Seeley, 1852; Burial, Athens, Greene, New York, United States of America, Mount Hope Cemetery; Memorial ID 55901899.
- ↑ Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England. Book the First., (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1765), Chapter XVII: Of Guardian and Ward, pp. 451-2.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Chloe 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 Chloe:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Chloe 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 Chloe:
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~1.56%
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Castle-2320 and Castle-876 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles are for the same person, Chloe Castle, who was born ca 1762/3, married Joseph Pennock Seeley, and then died in Athens, NY in 1852.
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