Born in Tolland, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Steele
and Sarah (Cobb) Steele
Sister of
Eunice (Steele) Lathrop and John Steele
Wife of
Artemus Gurley
— married
29 Mar 1792 in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Lovina (Gurley) Storrs, Sarah Steele Gurley, Abigail (Gurley) Hovey and Uriah Brigham Gurley
Died
at age 34
in Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2009
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Biography
Sarah (Steel) Gurley was born on 25 Feb 1769 in Tolland, Connecticut Colony. Her parents were John Steele (1738 - ) and Mrs. Sarah (Cobb) Steele (1744 - 1805).
Sarah married Artemus Gurley (1769 - 1822) on 29 Mar 1792 in Mansfield, CT. Their children were:
- Lovina (Gurley) Storrs (1794 - 1882)
- Sarah Steele Gurley (1796 - 1870)
- Abigail (Gurley) Hovey (1799 - 1877)
- Uriah Brigham Gurley (1801 - 1873).
Death
On 16 January 1804, Sarah Gurley died in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. Inscription reads: This monument is dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Sarah Gurley, wife of Captain Artemus Gurley, who died of smallpox January 16, 1804 aetat 35." [1]
Sarah died on 16 Jan 1804 in Mansfield aged 34.
Sources
- ↑ Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21136/72/426747548
- Family: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
Book Title: Peabody Genealogy
Ancestry Record 61157 #226915 (accessed 17 April 2022)
Name: Artemas Gurley; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 9 Apr 1769; Birth Place: of Mansfield, Conn; First Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1792; Second Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1805; Death Date: 18 May 1822; Father: Jacob Baker Gurley; Mother: Hannah Brigham; Spouse: Sarah Steele Martha Shepard; Child: Lovinia Gurley Sarah Steele Gurley Abigail Gurley Uriah Brigham Gurley Artemas Shepard Gurley George Gurley Charles Artemas Gurley Mary Gurley.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~1.56%
Ted (Whitten) Whittenkraus
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23andMe, GEDmatch M811699 [compare]
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~1.56%
Paula Degree :
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~1.56%
Susan (Bartlett) Hamill :
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~0.78%
Chris Whitten :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A820770 [compare], Ancestry member ciwhitten
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Jennifer (Hamill) Andreas :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Stephanie (Hamill) Goff :
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~0.78%
James Hamill :
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~0.78%
Hollis Bartlett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hbartlett72814
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Thanks for the correction.