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Elizabeth Shelton 1692–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1692

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 12 July 1758

Death Location: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Daniel Shelton

Mother: Elizabeth Welles

Spouse(s): Nicholas Masters

Children(s): John Masters, John Masters, Samuel Masters, James Masters

Elizabeth Shelton was born in 1692 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA, the child of Daniel Shelton And Elizabeth Welles. Elizabeth Shelton married Nicholas Masters, and had children including James Masters, John Masters, Samuel Masters. Elizabeth Shelton passed away in 1758 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Shelton was born in 1692 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA, the child of Daniel Shelton And Elizabeth Welles.
  • Elizabeth Shelton married Nicholas Masters, and had children including James Masters, John Masters, Samuel Masters.
  • Elizabeth Shelton passed away in 1758 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Shelton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shelton
1692–1758
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Parents
Daniel Shelton
1668–1728
York, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth Welles
1670–1747
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel Welles
1628–1675
Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Shelton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Shelton (2 January 1692–12 July 1758) m. Nicholas Masters (1693–25 August 1756)
  1. 1. John Masters 1726–1811
    1. 1. Elizabeth Masters 1754–1827
      1. 1. Ransom Shelton 1776–1861 m. Mary (Pomeroy) Burbank 1779–1851
        1. 1. Frances (Burbank) Shelton 1801–1882
  2. 2. John Masters 1726–1811
  3. 3. Samuel Masters 1720–1798
  4. 4. James Masters 1730–1820

Elizabeth Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1692
2 January 1692
Birth of Elizabeth Shelton in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
1693
2 January 1693
Age 1
Birth of Elizabeth Shelton in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1758
12 July 1758
Age 66
Death of Elizabeth Shelton in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
1758
12 July 1758
Age 66
Death of Elizabeth Shelton in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1693
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1692
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1758
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1758
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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