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Gideon Welles 1686 – 1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 28 MAR 1739

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Goodrich

Spouse(s): Hannah Chester, Judith Appleton

Children(s):

Gideon Welles was born in 1686 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Robert Welles and Elizabeth Mary Goodrich. Gideon Welles married Hannah Chester, Judith Appleton. Gideon Welles passed away in 1739 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Gideon Welles was born in 1686 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Robert Welles and Elizabeth Mary Goodrich.
  • Gideon Welles married Hannah Chester, Judith Appleton.
  • Gideon Welles passed away in 1739 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Gideon Welles's Ancestors

Self
Gideon Welles
1686 – 1739
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Robert Welles
1649 – 1714
Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Mary) Goodrich
1658 – 1698
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Welles
1621 – 1668
England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
William (Ephrim) Goodrich
1622 – 1676
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Marvin
1631 – 1702
Great Bentley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Alice Tomes
1595 – 1640
John Bourne
1601 –
Frances Bourne
1600 –
John Goodrich
1587 – 1632
Marjorie Howe
1588 – 1632
Matthew Marvin
1600 – 1678
Elizabeth Gregory
1603 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1547 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1566 – 1600
John Bourne
1564 –
John Bourne
1568 –
William Goodrich
1555 – 1631
Margaret Richardson
1549 – 1630
Erasmus Howes
1560 – 1591
Katherine Bentley
1570 –
Edward Marvin
1550 – 1615
Margaret Gillyat
1560 – 1633
Henry Gregory
1586 – 1655
Mary Goode
1586 – 1641

Gideon Welles's Timeline

3 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Gideon Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1739
28 MAR 1739
Age 53
Death of Gideon Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1739
1739
Age 53
Burial of Gideon Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1739
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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