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Hugh Welles 1620–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1620

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 22 Dec 1678

Death Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Colony

Father: Hugh Connecticut

Mother: Frances Albright

Spouse(s): Mary Rusco, Mary Ruscoe

Children(s): John Welles, James Wells, James Wells, Mary Wells, Rebecca Hubbard, James Wells, Mercy Wells, Sarah Wells, Mary Wells

In 1620, Hugh Welles entered the world in Colchester, Essex, England, born to Hugh Thomas Wells Governor Of Connecticut And Frances Albright. Hugh Welles married Mary Rusco, Mary Ruscoe, and had children including James Wells, John Welles, Mary Wells, Mercy Wells, Rebecca Wells Hubbard, Sarah Wells. Hugh Welles passed away in 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Colony.

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Biography

  • In 1620, Hugh Welles entered the world in Colchester, Essex, England, born to Hugh Thomas Wells Governor Of Connecticut And Frances Albright.
  • Hugh Welles married Mary Rusco, Mary Ruscoe, and had children including James Wells, John Welles, Mary Wells, Mercy Wells, Rebecca Wells Hubbard, Sarah Wells.
  • Hugh Welles passed away in 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Colony.

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Hugh Welles's Ancestors

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Hugh Welles
1620–1678
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
Hugh Thomas Wells, Governor of Connecticut
1590–1672
Colchester, Essex, England
Frances Albright
1600–1678
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
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Hugh Welles's Descendants

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Hugh Welles (10 Jan 1620–22 Dec 1678) m. Mary Rusco (1628–22 Dec 1678) m. Mary Ruscoe (1628–Aft. 1651)
  1. 1. John Welles 1648–1714 m. Mary Hollister 1650–1713 m. Ann Margaret 1660–1713
    1. 1. Thomas Welles 1690–1755 m. Sarah Styles 1693–1711
      1. 1. GIDEON WELLES 1719–1805
      2. 2. Bathsheba Welles 1711–
      3. 3. Deborah Welles 1722–1806 m. Thomas Brown 1715–1800 m. Thomas Brown 1717–1791
        1. 1. Benjamin Brown 1741–1822 m. Sarah Brown 1746–1815
    2. 2. Stephen Wells 1662–1712 m. Alice Wells 1647–1712
    3. 3. Sarah Wells 1667–
    4. 4. James Wells 1668–1744
  2. 2. James Wells 1647–1744
  3. 3. James Wells 1648–1682
  4. 4. Mary Wells 1626–1700
  5. 5. Rebecca (Wells) Hubbard 1652–1689
  6. 6. James Wells 1648–1682
  7. 7. Mercy Wells 1647–1650
  8. 8. Sarah Wells 1654–1668
  9. 9. Mary Wells 1628–1668

Hugh Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1620
10 Jan 1620
Birth of Hugh Welles in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England
1678
22 Dec 1678
Age 58
Death of Hugh Welles in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Colony
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Colony

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1620
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1678
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Colony

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