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Abigail Wells 1715 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 OCT 1715

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 2 SEP 1776

Death Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Sarah Wolcott

Spouse(s): Asher Rossiter

Children(s):

Abigail Wells was born in 1715 in Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Robert Welles and Sarah Wolcott. Abigail Wells married Asher Rossiter. Abigail Wells passed away in 1776 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Abigail Wells was born in 1715 in Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Robert Welles and Sarah Wolcott.
  • Abigail Wells married Asher Rossiter.
  • Abigail Wells passed away in 1776 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Abigail Wells's Ancestors

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Abigail Wells
1715 – 1776
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Robert Welles
1684 – 1738
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Wolcott
1686 – 1738
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Robert Welles
1649 – 1714
Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Mary) Goodrich
1658 – 1698
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Samuel Wolcott
1656 – 1695
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Judith Appleton
1653 – 1740
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1621 – 1668
Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
William Goodrich
1622 – 1676
Sarah Marvin
1631 – 1702
Henry Wolcott
1610 – 1680
Sarah Newberry
1620 – 1684
Samuel Appleton
1624 – 1696
Anna Payne
1629 – 1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Alice Tomes
1595 – 1640
John Bourne
1601 –
Frances Bourne
1600 –
John Goodrich
1587 – 1632
Marjorie Howe
1588 – 1632
Matthew Marvin
1600 – 1678
Elizabeth Gregory
1603 – 1681
Henry Wolcott
1578 – 1655
Elizabeth Saunders
1584 – 1655
Thomas Newberry
1594 – 1636
Jane Dabinott
1596 – 1645
Samuel Appleton
– 1696
Judith Everard
– 1633
William Paine
1596 –
Ann North
1597 – 1647

Abigail Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1715
9 OCT 1715
Birth of Abigail Wells in Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1776
2 SEP 1776
Age 61
Death of Abigail Wells in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States
Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States
1778
SEP 1778
Age 63
Burial of Abigail Wells in Prreston City Cemetery - Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States
Prreston City Cemetery - Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1715
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1776
    Event Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: SEP 1778
    Event Place: Prreston City Cemetery - Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States

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