Persis was born at Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT, September 16,1796.
She was the daughter of Zebediah Dewey and Lois Moseley.
Persis was married at Vermont, U.S.A. , about November 8,1814, to Daniel Day (1791-1842).
Persis passed away at Fall River, Columbia Co., WI., age, 76.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2Z-ZVK : 4 April 2020), Persis Day, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing family 1014, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
geni.com/people/Persis-Dewey/6000000005767901436
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 September 2020), memorial page for Persis Dewey Day (16 Sep 1796–17 Oct 1872), Find a Grave Memorial no. 98804334, citing Kinnickinnic Cemetery, Roberts, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Gareth Horvath (contributor 47021850). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98804334/persis-day
"Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL7J-63L : 10 March 2018), Persis Dewey in entry for Harriet Day Rhoads, 1903; citing Death, River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,311,649.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Persis 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 Persis: