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Hester (Esther) Wells 1657–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA

Death Date: 1698

Death Location: Suffolk, New York, USA

Father: William Esq.

Mother: Mary (Wells)

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Hester (Esther) Wells was born in 1657 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA, the child of William Wells Ii Esq And Mary Marie Youngs Wells. Hester (Esther) Wells passed away in 1698 in Suffolk, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester (Esther) Wells was born in 1657 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA, the child of William Wells Ii Esq And Mary Marie Youngs Wells.
  • Hester (Esther) Wells passed away in 1698 in Suffolk, New York, USA.

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Hester Wells's Ancestors

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Hester Wells
1657–1698
Birth Place: Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
Parents
William Wells (II) Esq.
1604–1671
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Marie Youngs) (Wells)
1619–1709
Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (William Wells to the Queen of) Denmark
1566–1620
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hunt
1562–1661
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Viscount Welles
1537–1618
(Baroness0 Hunt
1543–1615
William Powerstock)
1530–1606
Alice (Twin)
1540–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sir
1515–1563
Alice Lady
1515–1604

Hester Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Hester (Esther) Wells in Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
1698
1698
Age 41
Death of Hester (Esther) Wells in Suffolk, New York, USA
Suffolk, New York, USA
1740
28 Nov 1740
Age 83
Death of Hester (Esther) Wells in Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1740
    Event Place: Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Suffolk, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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