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Abigail Welles 1688 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1688

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 12 Jun 1795

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Wells

Mother: Abigail Wheeler

Spouse(s): Thomas Turney

Children(s): Abigail 1711, Benjamin Turney, Rebecca Turney, Elizabeth Turney, Thomas Turney, Samuel Turney, Sarah Turney, Jemima Turney, Ann Turney

The story of Abigail Welles began in 1688 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Abigail Welles married Thomas Turney, and had children including Abigail 8 Turney Whitehead 1711, Benjamin Turney, Rebecca Turney, Elizabeth Turney, Thomas Turney, Samuel Turney, Sarah Turney, Jemima Turney, Ann Turney. Abigail Welles passed away in 1795 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Welles began in 1688 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Abigail Welles married Thomas Turney, and had children including Abigail 8 Turney Whitehead 1711, Benjamin Turney, Rebecca Turney, Elizabeth Turney, Thomas Turney, Samuel Turney, Sarah Turney, Jemima Turney, Ann Turney.
  • Abigail Welles passed away in 1795 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wells
1656 – 1729
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Wheeler
1660 – 1750
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Turney
1678 – 1762
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonia, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Abigail 1711
1711 – 1754
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin Turney
1712 – 1753
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Colony of Connectcut, British Colonial, Connecticut, USA
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Rebecca Turney
1717 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonia, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Turney
1717 – 1741
Birth Location: Fairfield, Colony of British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Thomas Turney
1719 – 1783
Birth Location: Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Turney
1721 – 1777
Birth Location: Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Turney
1723 – 1757
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonia, Connecticut, USA
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Jemima Turney
1725 – 1759
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonia, Connecticut, USA
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Ann Turney
1727 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonia, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Welles's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Welles
1688 – 1795
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Wells
1656 – 1729
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Wheeler
1660 – 1750
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Albert) Wheeler
1634 – 1696
St. Edmund's, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Abigail Allen
1640 – 1696
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wheeler
1591 – 1670
Agnes Yoeman
1592 – 1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Yeomans
1565 – 1598

Abigail Welles's Descendants

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Abigail Welles (15 Oct 1688 – 12 Jun 1795) m. Thomas Turney (5 January 1678 – 5 January 1762)
  1. 1. Abigail (8 Turney Whitehead) 1711 (1711 – 1754) m. Nathaniel Whitehead (1715 – 11 Nov 1776)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Whitehead) 1738 (1738 – 27 June 1809)
    2. 2. Reuben (Whitehead) 1740 (1740 – 6 February 1802)
    3. 3. Reuben (Whitehead) 1740 (1740 – 6 February 1802)
    4. 4. Benjamin (Whitehead) 1742 (1742 – 1780)
    5. 5. Eunice Whitehead (1742 – 1794) m. Burgess Hall (4 Nov 1741 – 29 Aug 1806)
      1. 1. Abel Hall (1768 – 30 Apr 1842) m. Marie (Helene) Vachon (25 Jan 1789 – 5 Mar 1853)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Bridget) Hall (10 Aug 1818 – 1881) m. Jacques (Jacob Guindon ou) Yandon (1811.02.08? – 1869.05.04)
    6. 6. Benjamin (Whitehead) 1742 (1742 – 1780)
    7. 7. Abigail (Whitehead) 1744 (1744 – )
    8. 8. Capt. (Nathaniel Whitehead) 1757 (15 August 1757 – 1813)
    9. 9. Esther Whitehead (1758 – )
    10. 10. Sarah (Whitehead) 1759 (1759 – )
    11. 11. John (Whitehead) 1760 (1760 – 1792)
    12. 12. John (Whitehead) 1760 (1760 – 1792)
    13. 13. David (Whitehead) 1763 (27 February 1763 – 18 May 1845)
    14. 14. David (Whitehead) 1763 (27 February 1763 – 18 May 1845)
    15. 15. Hezekiah (Whitehead) 1764 (27 July 1764 – 1 April 1813)
    16. 16. James (Whitehead) 1766 (April 1766 – 1833)
  2. 2. Benjamin Turney (13 January 1712 – 7 March 1753)
  3. 3. Rebecca Turney (4 August 1717 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth Turney (4 August 1717 – 16 February 1741)
  5. 5. Thomas Turney (1719 – 21 January 1783)
  6. 6. Samuel Turney (1721 – 27 August 1777)
  7. 7. Sarah Turney (1723 – 1757)
  8. 8. Jemima Turney (1725 – 1759)
  9. 9. Ann Turney (1727 – )

Abigail Welles's Timeline

6 Records

1688
15 Oct 1688
Birth of Abigail Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1709
24 Nov 1709
Age 21
Abigail Welles was married in (Bridgeport) Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
(Bridgeport) Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1709
24 Nov 1709
Age 21
Abigail Welles was married in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1728
19 Aug 1728
Age 40
Abigail Welles was married in Killingsworth, Connecticut, USA
Killingsworth, Connecticut, USA
1728
19 Aug 1728
Age 40
Abigail Welles was married in Killingworth, Connecticut, USA
Killingworth, Connecticut, USA
1795
12 Jun 1795
Age 107
Death of Abigail Welles in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1688
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1709
    Event Place: (Bridgeport) Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1709
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1728
    Event Place: Killingsworth, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1728
    Event Place: Killingworth, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1795
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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