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Ephraim WELLES 1671–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1671

Birth Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 31 September 1748

Death Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Welles

Mother: Mary Beardsley

Spouse(s): Abigail ALLIS

Children(s): Ephraim Jr.

Ephraim WELLES was born in 1671 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Welles And Mary Beardsley. Ephraim WELLES married Abigail Allis, and had children including Ephraim Welles Jr. Ephraim WELLES passed away in 1748 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Ephraim WELLES was born in 1671 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Welles And Mary Beardsley.
  • Ephraim WELLES married Abigail Allis, and had children including Ephraim Welles Jr.
  • Ephraim WELLES passed away in 1748 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Welles
1628–1676
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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Mary Beardsley
1631–1691
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Abigail ALLIS
1672–1731
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Ephraim Jr.
1699–1786
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Ephraim WELLES's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim WELLES
1671–1748
Birth Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Welles
1628–1676
Colchester, Essex, England
Mary Beardsley
1631–1691
Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1595–1637
Colchester, Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Frances Albright
1606–1678
Evesham, Worcestershire, England
William (Beardsley, (Deputy to Court,) Legislature)
1603–1661
Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Mary Harvey
1605–1661
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Albright
1565–1614
Mary Albright
1570–1626
William Beardsley
1582–1632
Margaret Hassall
1583–1661
Richard Harvey
1582–1616
Ellen Elliott
1583–1616
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ephraim WELLES's Descendants

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Ephraim WELLES (1 Apr 1671–31 September 1748) m. Abigail ALLIS (25 Feb 1672–16 Nov 1731)
  1. 1. Ephraim (Welles) Jr. 1699–1786 m. Lydia Chapman 1708–1786
    1. 1. Ezekial Wells 1748–1818 m. Phebe Meacham 1763–1856
      1. 1. Enos Wells 1791–1862 m. Sally (Ober) Clark 1801–1894
        1. 1. George Wells 1828–1905 m. Caroline (Burbank) Morse 1830–1902

Ephraim WELLES's Timeline

2 Records

1671
1 Apr 1671
Birth of Ephraim WELLES in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1748
31 September 1748
Age 77
Death of Ephraim WELLES in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1671
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 September 1748
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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