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Betty Wells 1728–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jan 1728

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Death Date: 10 Aug 1783

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Unice Curtis

Spouse(s): Ephraim Burton

Children(s): Samuel Burton, Mary Burton, Ann Burton

The story of Betty Wells began in 1728 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony. Betty Wells married Ephraim Burton, and had children including Ann Burton, Lewis Burton, Mary Burton, Nathaniel Judson Burton, Samuel Burton. Betty Wells passed away in 1783 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Betty Wells began in 1728 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony.
  • Betty Wells married Ephraim Burton, and had children including Ann Burton, Lewis Burton, Mary Burton, Nathaniel Judson Burton, Samuel Burton.
  • Betty Wells passed away in 1783 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betty Wells's Ancestors

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Betty Wells
1728–1783
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Parents
Robert Welles
1674–1738
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Unice Curtis
1699–1750
Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT
Grandparents
John Welles
1648–1714
Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT
Mary ((Hollister)) Welles
1650–1713
Wethersfield, Hartford Co, CT
Josiah Curtis
1662–1745
Stratford, Conn
Mary Beach
1676–1759
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Welles
1621–1659
Elizabeth Bourne
1627–1668
John Hollister
1612–1665
Joanna Treat
1618–1694
William Curtis
1618–1702
Mary Curtis
1625–1664
Benjamin Beach
1644–1713
Mary Wheeler
1655–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Connecticut
1590–1660
Elizabeth Collyer
1605–1668
Joan Kirby
1575–1640
Richard Treat
1584–1669
William Curtis
1592–1672
Sarah Eliot
1599–1673
Thomas Lewen
1600–1678
Elizabeth Lewen
1607–1681
Richard "Beach"Beck
1611–1691
Katharine Beach
1616–1643
Moses I
1598–1698
Miriam Hawley
1620–1690

Betty Wells's Descendants

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Betty Wells (07 Jan 1728–10 Aug 1783) m. Ephraim Burton (1727–1806)
  1. 1. Samuel Burton 1750–1820
  2. 2. Mary Burton 1749–
  3. 3. Ann Burton 1756–

Betty Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1728
07 Jan 1728
Birth of Betty Wells in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
1783
10 Aug 1783
Age 55
Death of Betty Wells in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1728
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stratford
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1783
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

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