Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Diane Marie Chapel


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Diane Marie Chapel and two of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Diane Marie Chapel,1 born 16 August 1969 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Robert Elwood ‘Red’ Chapel, Jr. and Dale Mae Strickland.1 Diane married, first, 14 October 1989 in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, Donald Dale Ross2 (born 1 August 1967 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the son of Dennis Ross and Janet Turpel2, 3). Their marriage ended in divorce in ca. 1994.4 Diane married, second, 24 December 2009, Carl Joseph Zacchara (born Dustin John Wilson) (born 26 March 1968 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Anthony St. Marie and Ann Dustin Wilson5, 6, 7).

Diane worked for several years in the personnel office at Foxwoods Casino.


+2i. Kyle Robert Ross, born 13 July 1990. Partnered with Constance ‘Connie’ Moyer.

  1. Information provided from personal knowledge by Shirley Ellen (Chapel) Smith and Diane Marie (Chapel) Ross
  2. Wedding Announcement, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Weddings, 18 March 1990
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  4. Information provided from personal knowledge by Shirley Ellen (Chapel) Smith
  5. Birth Certificate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Certificate No. 97949, File No. 42169-68, Carl Joseph St. Marie, born 26 March 1968 in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; father: Joseph Anthony St. Marie; mother: Elizabeth Anne Sprafke; date filed: 3 April 1968; date issued; 22 July 1968.
  6. Record of conversation between Carl and Diane (Chapel) Zaccara, Lee and Peggy (Krupowski) Gazlay, and Shirley (Chapel) Smith, 13 August 2012. The discussion summarized information shared among these individuals over several years, both from Carl’s personal knowledge and information provided to him by his paternal grandmother.
  7. According to Carl, he was known as Carl Joseph St. Marie (the name shown on his birth certificate) until his early teens, when he started using the name Carl Zacchara, that being an ancestral surname on his (step) mother’s side of the family. His legal name change was finalized on 9 December 2009. Carl’s birth father, Joseph Anthony St. Marie, married Elizabeth Ann (Sprafke) St. Marie in 1967, and Carl was raised with the belief that Elizabeth was his mother. A few years before her death in November 2011, Carl’s paternal grandmother, Ann (Casserly) St. Marie, wanted Carl to know that his birth mother is Ann Dustin Wilson, and that his birth name was Dustin John Wilson. Presuming this as fact, then Elizabeth is actually his step-mother and she apparently adopted Carl shortly after his birth; his birth certificate is likely a post-adoption certificate since it names Elizabeth as the mother. Other information on the certificate, including his birth date and place, may also be incorrect. Carl grew up with the understanding that he and his brother, Joseph Carl St. Marie, were twins; both celebrated 26 March 1968 as their birthday during their childhood. However, it appears that Carl and Joseph were half-brothers, sharing a common father and having different mothers, and it is unlikely that they were actually born on the same day.
Second and Third Generations
2. Kyle Robert Ross2 (Diane1), born 13 July 1990.1 Kyle partnered with Constance ‘Connie’ Moyer2 (born 28 June 1991 in Connecticut, parents not determined2).

 3i. Bentley Ross, born xxxx.

  1. Information provided from personal knowledge by Shirley Ellen (Chapel) Smith and Diane Marie (Chapel) Ross
  2. Information provided from personal knowledge by Shirley Ellen (Chapel) Smith