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Dorothy Wells 1522–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Father: John Wells

Mother: Mary Holister

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1522, Dorothy Wells entered the world in Colchester, Essex, England, born to John Wells And Mary Holister. Dorothy Wells passed away in 1565 in Colchester, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1522, Dorothy Wells entered the world in Colchester, Essex, England, born to John Wells And Mary Holister.
  • Dorothy Wells passed away in 1565 in Colchester, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wells
1500–1535
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, , England
JW
Mary Holister
1500–1590
Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Wells's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Wells
1522–1565
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
John Wells
1500–1535
Colchester, Essex, , England
Mary Holister
1500–1590
Nazeing, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Holister
1478–1500
Essex, England
Johanna Barrington
1440–1504
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Dorothy Wells in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England
1565
1565
Age 43
Death of Dorothy Wells in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England
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