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Capt Samuel Wells 1628–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1628

Birth Location: Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England

Death Date: 15 Jul 1675

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Governor #2

Mother: Elizabeth Hunt

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The story of Capt Samuel Wells began in 1628 in Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England. Capt Samuel Wells passed away in 1675 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Samuel Wells began in 1628 in Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England.
  • Capt Samuel Wells passed away in 1675 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Capt Wells's Ancestors

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Capt Wells
1628–1675
Birth Place: Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
Parents
Governor Thomas Gideon Welles - 4th Governor of Connecticut Colony Elizabeth's Hubby #2
1594–1660
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Hunt
1581–1640
England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Welles of) Whichford
1540–1627
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Margaret (Alice (Baroness)) Hunt
1543–1615
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warckshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1514–1548
Elizabeth Hunt
1510–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Esq
1491–1540
Lady ^*
1491–1529
Sir II
1500–1539
Thomasine Tudball
1500–1550

Capt Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1628
13 Apr 1628
Birth of Capt Samuel Wells in Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
1675
15 Jul 1675
Age 47
Death of Capt Samuel Wells in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1628
    Event Place: Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1675
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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