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Hezekiah Welles 1732 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1732

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Welles

Mother: Sarah Stiles

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nichols

Children(s): Phillip Welles, Josiah Wells, Agur Welles, Gurdon Wells, Gloriana Welles, David Wells, Abijah Wells, Abner Wells

Hezekiah Welles was born in 1732 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Welles and Sarah Stiles. Hezekiah Welles married Elizabeth Nichols, and had children including Phillip (Wells) Welles, Josiah Wells, Agur Welles, Gurdon Wells, Gloriana Welles, David Wells, Abijah Wells, Abner Wells. Hezekiah Welles passed away in 1769 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Hezekiah Welles was born in 1732 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Welles and Sarah Stiles.
  • Hezekiah Welles married Elizabeth Nichols, and had children including Phillip (Wells) Welles, Josiah Wells, Agur Welles, Gurdon Wells, Gloriana Welles, David Wells, Abijah Wells, Abner Wells.
  • Hezekiah Welles passed away in 1769 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Hezekiah Welles's Ancestors

Self
Hezekiah Welles
1732 – 1769
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Thomas Welles
1690 – 1755
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Stiles
1693 – 1711
Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT
Grandparents
John Welles
1648 – 1714
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah HOLLISTER
1646 – 1691
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John WELLES
1622 – 1659
Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Alice Tomes
1598 – 1646

Hezekiah Welles's Descendants

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Hezekiah Welles (12 Jul 1732 – 1769) m. Elizabeth Nichols (12 Nov 1730 – 23 Mar 1804)
  1. 1. Phillip ((Wells)) Welles (23 Nov 1753 – 23 Dec 1818) m. Elizabeth Tomlinson (1757 – 27 Nov 1848)
    1. 1. Betsey Welles (25 Feb 1777 – )
    2. 2. Hezekiah Welles (10 May 1779 – 07 Jul 1861)
    3. 3. Joseph Welles (21 Aug 1781 – 20 Oct 1857)
    4. 4. Sarah (Sally) Welles (16 Jan 1784 – 08 Dec 1827)
    5. 5. Philip Welles (21 Apr 1787 – 03 Apr 1866)
    6. 6. Stephen Welles (24 Sep 1789 – 22 Feb 1845)
    7. 7. Tomlinson Welles (23 Mar 1793 – )
    8. 8. Sophia Welles (21 Jun 1796 – 27 Nov 1884)
    9. 9. John Welles (19 Jun 1799 – )
  2. 2. Josiah Wells (Abt. 1754 – Abt. 1839)
  3. 3. Agur Welles (11 Nov 1756 – 1804)
  4. 4. Gurdon Wells (28 Feb 1758 – Abt. 1831)
  5. 5. Gloriana Welles (Sep 1759 – 30 Jan 1845) m. Walter Whitney (23 Jan 1760 – 18 Jul 1846)
  6. 6. David Wells (Abt. 1760 – )
  7. 7. Abijah Wells (Abt. 1762 – )
  8. 8. Abner Wells (Abt. 1764 – )

Hezekiah Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1732
12 Jul 1732
Birth of Hezekiah Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1769
1769
Age 37
Death of Hezekiah Welles in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1732
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 797.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: CT, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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