Genealogy of Susan J. Dorey

I'm interested in knowing my ancestors—their lives and relationships. My information is organized by my grandparents' families:

• Paternal grandfather: Daniel Aloysius Dorey
• Paternal grandmother: Estella Dora Bryne
• Maternal grandfather: John Alexander Clirehugh
• Maternal grandmother: Marion Hawkins Gray

Distinguished ancestors include:

• William Leete (born 1612 Dodington, Huntingdonshire, England; died 4-16-1683 Hartford, CT); Governor of New Haven Colony 1661–1664; first Governer of Colony of Connecticut 1676–1683.
• William the Lion, King of Scotland 1165–1214 (born 1143; died 12-4-1214) and his wife Ermengarde. William Leete was descended from King William. Queen Elizabeth II of England is also a descendant of King William, which makes her and I very distant cousins.
• Henry I, King of England 1100–1135
• Charlemagne, Charles I "The Great", King of France (747–814)

Dedication

I originally dedicated these pages to my father, mostly because his files, inherited at my parents' deaths, were my starting point. I applied my own skills of organization, research, and computers. The family my father knew as a child was limited to his mother's brothers—a drop in the proverbial bucket. His personal knowledge of what has proved to be a very large family grew as he contacted newly-discovered cousins.

On the other hand my mother's family was fairly well known by its living members. This knowledge of each other, regardless how remote, is largely the result of my grandmother Clirehugh's correspondence, saving of memorabilia (what I call the archives), personal visits, and story telling. She single-handedly maintained a cohesiveness that does not exist in my father's family. I am eternally grateful to her.

I dedicate these pages to Marion Hawkins (Gray) Clirehugh.