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Frances Belcher 1598 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1598

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 Mar 1678

Death Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Dabridgecourt Belcher

Mother: Elizabeth Fisher

Spouse(s): Hugh Wells

Children(s): Judge Welles

Frances Belcher was born in 1598 in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Dabridgecourt Belcher and Elizabeth Fisher. Frances Belcher married Hugh Thomas Wells, and had children including Judge Thomas Welles. Frances Belcher passed away in 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Belcher was born in 1598 in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Dabridgecourt Belcher and Elizabeth Fisher.
  • Frances Belcher married Hugh Thomas Wells, and had children including Judge Thomas Welles.
  • Frances Belcher passed away in 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Frances Belcher's Ancestors

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Frances Belcher
1598 – 1678
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Dabridgecourt Belcher
1580 – 1598
Essex, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Fisher
1582 – 1630
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Frances Belcher's Descendants

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Frances Belcher (4 Mar 1598 – 1 Mar 1678) m. Hugh (Thomas) Wells (1585 – 13 Feb 1637)
  1. 1. Judge (Thomas) Welles (1620 – Oct 1676) m. Mary Beardsley (1631 – 1690)
    1. 1. Lieut. (Thomas) Wells (10 Jan 1652 – 2 Dec 1691) m. Hepzibah Buell (11 Dec 1649 – 29 Feb 1704)
      1. 1. Hepzibah Wells (1686 – 25 Apr 1773) m. John Dickinson (01 Nov 1667 – 21 Dec 1761)
        1. 1. Abigail Dickinson (12 Jan 1715 – 3 Mar 1797) m. Jonathan Wells (13 April 1718 – 29 April 1780)
    2. 2. Lieutenant (Noah Wells) (Welles) (28 Jul 1666 – 12 Jun 1712) m. Mary White (5 Aug 1665 – 1742)
      1. 1. Jonathan Wells (17 Oct 1696 – 25 Jan 1756) m. Mary (Hubbell) Newton (23 Apr 1699 – 10 Jan 1754)
        1. 1. Jonathan Wells (13 April 1718 – 29 April 1780) m. Abigail Dickinson (12 Jan 1715 – 3 Mar 1797)

Frances Belcher's Timeline

2 Records

1598
4 Mar 1598
Birth of Frances Belcher in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1678
1 Mar 1678
Age 80
Death of Frances Belcher in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1598
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 82.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1678
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Hodge Genealogy from the first of the name in this country to the present time : with a number of a
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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