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Governor Thomas Welles 1594–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1594

Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, , England

Death Date: 14 Jan 1660

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Alice Hunt

Spouse(s): Alice Tomes

Children(s): Thomas Welles

Governor Thomas Welles was born in 1594 in Whichford, Warwickshire, , England, the child of Robert Welles And Alice Hunt. Governor Thomas Welles married Alice Tomes, and had children including Thomas Welles. Governor Thomas Welles passed away in 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Governor Thomas Welles was born in 1594 in Whichford, Warwickshire, , England, the child of Robert Welles And Alice Hunt.
  • Governor Thomas Welles married Alice Tomes, and had children including Thomas Welles.
  • Governor Thomas Welles passed away in 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Governor Welles's Ancestors

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Governor Welles
1594–1660
Birth Place: Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Parents
Robert Welles
1540–1617
Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Alice Hunt
1543–1615
Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas WELLES
1512–1558
Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Elizabeth Bryan
1516–1553
Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1484–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1450–1499
Cicely Plantagenet
1469–1507

Governor Welles's Descendants

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Governor (Thomas) Welles (10 Jul 1594–14 Jan 1660) m. Alice Tomes (1595–1646)
  1. 1. Thomas Welles 1627–1668 m. Hannah (Pantry) Tuttle 1633–1683
    1. 1. Sarah Welles 1659–1708 m. John Bidwell 1641–1692
      1. 1. James Bidwell 1691–1718
      2. 2. Abigail Bidwell 1686–1686
      3. 3. Jonathan Bidwell 1684–1712
      4. 4. Thomas Bidwell 1682–1716
      5. 5. Sarah Bidwell 1681–1744
      6. 6. Hannah Bidwell 1680–1707
      7. 7. John Bidwell 1679–1751
      8. 8. David Bidwell 1687–1758 m. Mehitable Webster 1691–1751
        1. 1. Isaac Bidwell 1723–1792
        2. 2. Isaac Bidwell 1745–1793
        3. 3. Oliver Bidwell 1732–1753
        4. 4. Jacob Bidwell 1727–1794 m. Sarah Belden 1748–1833
        5. 5. Stephen Bidwell 1725–1808 m. Anna Rossiter 1723–1809
        6. 6. David Bidwell 1720–1794 m. Esther Lawrence 1729–1809
        7. 7. Mabel Bidwell 1718–1745
        8. 8. David Bidwell 1715–1716
        9. 9. Amos Bidwell 1729–1783 m. Phebe Williams 1734–1796

Governor Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1594
10 Jul 1594
Birth of Governor Thomas Welles in Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
1660
14 Jan 1660
Age 66
Death of Governor Thomas Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1594
    Event Place: Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 366.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBH.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 72.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1660
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

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