Polly
Chamberlain
formerly Hovey
Born in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ebenezer Hovey
and Rebecca (Simmons) Hovey
Sister of
Chester Hovey, Roxanna (Hovey) Flanders, Clarissa (Hovey) Rexford, Ebenezer Hovey, John Hovey, Persis (Hovey) Kezar, Chauncey Hovey, Laura (Hovey) Cox, Sarah (Hovey) Wadleigh and Horace Hovey
Wife of
David Chamberlin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
David Chamberlain
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Matilda Chamberlin
Died
at about age 59
in Hatley, Bas-Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Nov 2013
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Biography
Polly married David Chamberlin in Connecticut; and settled in Hatley, Canada, in 1794.
She was burned to death at her flax wheel, in 1836. It was thought that a spark from the fire on the hearth might have set on fire the inflammable pile of flax around her.
Mr. Chamberlin died in 1847. Their children were as follows: 1. Olive', married John S. Merry. 2. Ira, married Mary Erwin. 3. David, married Thankful Whitcomb. 4. Polly, born Jan. 20, 1799, in Hatley; married Abel B., son of Jonathan Johnson ; and removed to Magog in 1832. They had four children, one of whom was Edwin R. Johnson, a brilliant lawyer. 5. Arvilla, married George, son of Dr. William Oliver. 6. Matilda, married Arthur Johnson. 7. William, married Ester Abbott. 8. Fanny, married John Emory. 9. Lucy, married Lyman Rexford. 10. Sylvia, married Calvin Abbott. 11. Sarah, married John Sweeney. 12. Aaron, married and settled in the West.
Sources
- The Book of Daniel Hovey and His Descendants, page 206
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
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~0.78%
Kelly (Blazek) England
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Alex Free :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T329594 [compare], FTDNA kit #88631
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Kay (Johnson) Wilson
Kay (Johnson) Wilson
Hovey-1730 and Hovey-315 appear to represent the same person because: Please agree to merge these two profiles for Polly (Hovey) Chamberlain. Thanks!
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