Chauncey
Gurley
Born in Mansfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Gurley
and Bethia (Brooks) Gurley
Brother of
Ephraim Gurley, Clarissa (Gurley) Dunham, Marcia Gurley, Olive (Gurley) Winchester, Lucius Gurley, Sophia (Gurley) Winchester, Esther Gurley and Mariah (Gurley) Barrows
Husband of
Julia (Dunham) Gurley
— married
29 Nov 1827 in Mansfield, Connecticut
Father of
Henry Chauncey Gurley, Julia Maria Gurley, Olive Gurley, Asher Gurley, Marilla Gurley, Alvira Jerusha Gurley, Louisa Gurley and Franklin Epharim Gurley
Died
at age 66
in Chaplin, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2014
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Biography
"Chauncey Gurley of Chaplin, Connecticut, was born in Mansfield (Gurleyville), October 15, 1798. He was a natural mechanic, as were his brothers and father before him. In early life, he learned the blacksmith trade, which he carried on during his life, and was considered by his towns-people as an expert, and one of the best in doing all kinds of blacksmith work."
Added by Mark Gurley March 22, 2014.
Sources
[The History and Genealogy of the GURLEY FAMILY by Albert E. Gurley, Willimantic, Connecticut, 1897 - Press of the Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1897].
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Chauncey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Chauncey:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Chauncey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Chauncey:
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~0.78%
Wendy (Wood) Callahan
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T533192 [compare], FTDNA kit #63289
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member slibbey71
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