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Cornelius Wells 1591–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Harford, Devon, England

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Alice Hunt

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In 1591, Cornelius Wells entered the world in Harford, Devon, England, born to Robert Welles And Alice Hunt. Cornelius Wells passed away in 1637 in Colchester, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1591, Cornelius Wells entered the world in Harford, Devon, England, born to Robert Welles And Alice Hunt.
  • Cornelius Wells passed away in 1637 in Colchester, Essex, England.

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Cornelius Wells's Ancestors

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Cornelius Wells
1591–1637
Birth Place: Harford, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Welles
1540–1617
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Alice Hunt
1544–1615
Essex, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (I De Elmham of Welles of Stourton) Viscount
1512–1558
Wragby, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth (Haymon) Bryan
1516–1553
Whichford Parish, Warwickshire, England
Sir (Thomas Hunt of) Astley
1514–1548
Astley, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth (Strowbridge) (Hunt)
1520–1546
Littleton, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Esq
1491–1540
Lady Hall
1491–1529
John II
1493–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir ⚜️????????
1470–1532
Eleanor Hill
1475–1530

Cornelius Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1591
1591
Birth of Cornelius Wells in Harford, Devon, England
Harford, Devon, England
1637
1637
Age 46
Death of Cornelius Wells in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Harford, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

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