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Capt. Gideon Welles, Esq. 1686–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1686

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Death Date: 28 Mar 1740

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Father: Captain Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Goodrich

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Capt. Gideon Welles, Esq. began in 1686 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Capt. Gideon Welles, Esq. passed away in 1740 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Gideon Welles, Esq. began in 1686 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
  • Capt. Gideon Welles, Esq. passed away in 1740 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Esq.'s Ancestors

Self
Capt. Esq.
1686–1740
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Parents
Captain Robert Wells
1657–1714
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Elizabeth Goodrich
1658–1697
Grandparents
John Welles
1621–1659
Of, Warwickshire, England
Ensign (William Ephrem) Goodrich
1622–1676
Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
Sarah Marvin
1631–1702
Great Bentley, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Gov. Welles
1598–1659
Alice Tomes
1593–1645
Matthew Sr
1600–1678
Elizabeth Gregory
1604–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540–1617
Alice Hunt
1543–1615
John Tomes
1564–1602
Ellen Gunne
1571–1601

Capt. Esq.'s Timeline

2 Records

1686
ABT 1686
Birth of Capt. Gideon Welles, Esq. in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
1740
28 Mar 1740
Age 54
Death of Capt. Gideon Welles, Esq. in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1686
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1740
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

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