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Elizabeth Welles 1670 – 1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1747

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Hollister

Spouse(s): Daniel Shelton

Children(s): Elizabeth Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Joseph Shelton, Daniel Shelton, Thaddeus Shelton, Samuel Shelton, Sussanah Shelton, James Shelton, John Shelton, Josiah Shelton

Elizabeth Welles was born in 1670 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Welles and Elizabeth Hollister. Elizabeth Welles married Daniel Shelton, and had children including Elizabeth Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Joseph Shelton, Daniel Shelton, Thaddeus Shelton, Samuel Shelton, Sussanah Shelton, James Shelton, John Shelton, Josiah Shelton. Elizabeth Welles passed away in 1747 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Welles was born in 1670 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Welles and Elizabeth Hollister.
  • Elizabeth Welles married Daniel Shelton, and had children including Elizabeth Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Joseph Shelton, Daniel Shelton, Thaddeus Shelton, Samuel Shelton, Sussanah Shelton, James Shelton, John Shelton, Josiah Shelton.
  • Elizabeth Welles passed away in 1747 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Welles's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Welles
1670 – 1747
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Welles
1630 – 1675
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Hollister
1642 – 1673
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas ((Governor)) Welles
1590 – 1659
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Alice ((10)) Tomes
1598 – 1646
Long Marston, Gloucs, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert WELLES
1537 – 1610
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1569 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1571 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WELLES
1512 – 1558
Elizabeth Bryan
1512 – 1552
Thomas Hunt
1514 – 1548
Agnes Hunt)
1520 – 1570
John Tomes
1525 – 1548
Alice Harburne
1513 – 1597
Richard Gunne
1541 – 1602
Anne Fullwood
1545 – 1566

Elizabeth Welles's Descendants

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Elizabeth Welles (1670 – 01 Apr 1747) m. Daniel Shelton (1668 – 1728)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Shelton (02 Jan 1693 – 12 Jul 1758)
  2. 2. Sarah Shelton (26 Mar 1694 – 1762)
  3. 3. Joseph Shelton (24 Jun 1696 – 10 Aug 1782)
  4. 4. Daniel Shelton (21 Jul 1700 – 28 Apr 1773)
  5. 5. Thaddeus Shelton (10 Feb 1702 – 10 Nov 1781)
  6. 6. Samuel Shelton (10 Feb 1704 – 12 Nov 1772)
  7. 7. Sussanah Shelton (1709 – 1735)
  8. 8. James Shelton (1710 – 21 Mar 1802)
  9. 9. John Shelton (1712 – 19 Jun 1733)
  10. 10. Josiah Shelton (1714 – 12 Apr 1782)

Elizabeth Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Elizabeth Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1747
01 Apr 1747
Age 77
Death of Elizabeth Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Weathersfield; Birth state: CT
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1769.042; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1747
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Weathersfield; Birth state: CT
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

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