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Elizabeth Welles 1682 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1682

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1770

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Welles

Mother: Sarah HOLLISTER

Spouse(s): Joseph Curtis

Children(s): Robert Curtis, Mary Curtis, James Curtis, Joseph Curtiss, Robert Curtis, Elizabeth Curtis, Joseph Curtis, Gideon Curtis, Tabitha Curtis, Robert Curtis, Bethia Curtiss, Benjamin Curtis

Elizabeth Welles was born in 1682 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Welles and Sarah HOLLISTER. Elizabeth Welles married Joseph Curtis, and had children including Robert Curtis, Mary Curtis, James Curtis, Joseph Curtis Curtiss, Robert Curtis, Elizabeth Curtis, Joseph Curtis, Gideon Curtis, Tabitha Curtis, Robert Curtis, Bethia Beardsley Curtiss, Benjamin Curtis. Elizabeth Welles passed away in 1770 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Welles was born in 1682 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Welles and Sarah HOLLISTER.
  • Elizabeth Welles married Joseph Curtis, and had children including Robert Curtis, Mary Curtis, James Curtis, Joseph Curtis Curtiss, Robert Curtis, Elizabeth Curtis, Joseph Curtis, Gideon Curtis, Tabitha Curtis, Robert Curtis, Bethia Beardsley Curtiss, Benjamin Curtis.
  • Elizabeth Welles passed away in 1770 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Welles
1648 – 1714
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah HOLLISTER
1646 – 1691
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Curtis
1687 – 1738
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JC

Children(s)

Robert Curtis
1713 – 1713
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
RC
Mary Curtis
1714 – 1782
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MC
James Curtis
1716 – 1802
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JC
Joseph Curtiss
1716 – 1716
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
JC
Robert Curtis
1718 –
Birth Location: –
RC
Elizabeth Curtis
1719 – 1750
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
EC
Joseph Curtis
1721 – 1801
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
JC
Gideon Curtis
1723 – 1744
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
GC
Tabitha Curtis
1724 – 1789
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
TC
Robert Curtis
1727 – 1797
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
RC
Bethia Curtiss
1731 – 1801
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
BC
Benjamin Curtis
Birth Location: –
BC

Elizabeth Welles's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Welles
1682 – 1770
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Welles
1648 – 1714
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah HOLLISTER
1646 – 1691
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John WELLES
1622 – 1659
Northhampton, England
Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Alice Tomes
1598 – 1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert WELLES
1537 – 1610
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1569 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1571 – 1600

Elizabeth Welles's Descendants

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Elizabeth Welles (23 Sep 1682 – 31 Aug 1770) m. Joseph Curtis (06 Nov 1687 – 01 Aug 1738)
  1. 1. Robert Curtis (07 Jun 1713 – 22 Nov 1713)
  2. 2. Mary Curtis (02 Sep 1714 – Oct 1782)
  3. 3. James Curtis (24 Oct 1716 – 03 Dec 1802) m. Elizabeth Burroughs (30 Dec 1722 – 14 Jan 1745) m. Keziah Crofut (1716 – Aug 1772)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Curtiss (30 Dec 1722 – 14 Jan 1746)
    2. 2. Ann Curtiss (28 Oct 1744 – )
    3. 3. Hannah Curtiss (28 Oct 1744 – 04 Apr 1836)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Curtiss (Jan 1745 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Curtis (Jan 1744 – )
    6. 6. Hannah Curtiss (28 Oct 1744 – 04 Apr 1836)
    7. 7. John Curtis (14 Apr 1748 – )
    8. 8. Betty Curtis (1749 – 04 Nov 1841)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Curtis (04 Nov 1749 – )
    10. 10. Keziah Curtis (1754 – 1832)
    11. 11. James Curtis (01 Jan 1756 – 1836) m. Thankful (1760 – ) m. Eunice Hubbell
      1. 1. Enoch Curtiss (1786 – 18 May 1865)
      2. 2. Sarah Curtis (18 Aug 1791 – 27 Nov 1847)
      3. 3. Clement Curtis (29 Aug 1818 – 04 Jul 1894)
      4. 4. Esther Curtis
      5. 5. Enoch Curtiss (1786 – 18 May 1865)
    12. 12. Avis Curtis (18 Nov 1757 – 24 Jul 1845)
    13. 13. Robert Curtiss (18 Mar 1760 – 03 Apr 1854)
    14. 14. Elijah Curtis (31 Dec 1761 – 23 Mar 1842)
    15. 15. Ruth Curtis (1764 – )
    16. 16. Eli Curtis (1766 – 10 Feb 1827)
    17. 17. Anna Curtis (1768 – 21 Mar 1863)
    18. 18. Enoch Curtis (1771 – )
  4. 4. Joseph (Curtis) Curtiss (24 Oct 1716 – 24 Oct 1716)
  5. 5. Robert Curtis (1718 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Curtis (16 Jan 1719 – 22 Jul 1750)
  7. 7. Joseph Curtis (1721 – 1801) m. Martha (Judson) Curtiss (18 Feb 1719 – 26 Apr 1796) m. Esther (Hull) Blakeman (1730 – 1824)
    1. 1. Capt (Nehemiah) Curtiss (Dec 1740 – 13 May 1810)
    2. 2. Joseph Curtiss (Jun 1741 – )
    3. 3. Phineas Curtiss (3 May 1742 – Aft. 1790)
    4. 4. Joseph Curtiss (Aug 1745 – 13 May 1810)
    5. 5. Abigail (Curtiss) Booth (17 Nov 1747 – 30 Nov 1815)
    6. 6. Silas Curtiss (May 1750 – 5 Aug 1822)
    7. 7. Martha (Curtiss) Brooks (3 Aug 1752 – 26 Apr 1796)
    8. 8. Judson Curtiss (Jan 1755 – )
    9. 9. Agur Curtiss (10 Apr 1757 – 10 Nov 1838) m. Mercy Blakeman (1760 – 1850)
      1. 1. Ezekial Curtiss (1780 – 19 Nov 1813)
      2. 2. James Curtiss (1782 – 1824)
      3. 3. Agur Curtiss (3 May 1785 – 12 Mar 1868) m. Alice (Birdseye) PECK (9 Aug 1788 – 13 Mar 1878)
        1. 1. Victory Curtiss (28 Feb 1806 – 20 Nov 1891)
        2. 2. Cornelius (Agur) Curtiss (28 June 1808 – 21 February 1884)
        3. 3. Sarah (Peck) Curtiss (21 Jan 1811 – 7 Mar 1897)
        4. 4. Helen (Birdseye) Curtiss (21 Mar 1813 – 5 Feb 1887)
        5. 5. Louisa Curtiss (22 Oct 1816 – 7 Dec 1911)
        6. 6. Abigail Curtiss (26 Jun 1819 – )
        7. 7. Alfred Curtiss (22 Jan 1822 – 9 Jan 1904)
        8. 8. Norris (Newton) Curtiss (2 Sep 1824 – 7 Dec 1901)
        9. 9. Margaret (Ann) Curtiss (14 Jan 1828 – 6 May 1904) m. Edward (Beech) Curtiss (Oct. 25, 1823 – 17 Jun 1899)
      4. 4. Dorothy (Beach) Curtis (15 Jul 1787 – 18 Feb 1876)
      5. 5. Ellen ((Helen)) Curtiss (1789 – 1872)
    10. 10. Phebe (Curtiss) Curtiss (Sep 1759 – 5 Feb 1826)
    11. 11. Charity (Curtiss) Lewis (May 1762 – 21 Dec 1842)
  8. 8. Gideon Curtis (1723 – 1744)
  9. 9. Tabitha Curtis (02 Nov 1724 – Dec 1789)
  10. 10. Robert Curtis (13 Aug 1727 – 1797)
  11. 11. Bethia (Beardsley) Curtiss (Jan 1731 – 4 Aug 1801)
  12. 12. Benjamin Curtis

Elizabeth Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1682
23 Sep 1682
Birth of Elizabeth Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1770
31 Aug 1770
Age 88
Death of Elizabeth Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1682
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1770
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011
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