I went through both Rachel's side and LA Times Chandlers Ancestry They are related  The common relative was Decon John Chandler born 1634 in England  The Decon settled in the state of Connecticut  Believe it or not, he had 2 sons named Joesph  Capt Joesph is Rachel's line  And the brother Joesph is Norman Chandler LA line  Odd 2 brothers same name, so maybe connect is Joesph which would put the date into 1683 From there the line splits  Rachel's family...Connecticut to Vermont  LA Chandlers Connecticut to New Hampshire  So yes they are related  @Kestrel9