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John Wells Welles 1622–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1622

Birth Location: Burmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 August 1659

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Gov Welles

Mother: Elizabeth HUNT

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bourne

Children(s): Sarah Welles, Robert Welles

John Wells Welles was born in 1622 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gov Thomas Welles And Elizabeth Hunt. John Wells Welles married Elizabeth Bourne, and had children including John Wells Ii, Robert Welles, Sarah Wells Welles. John Wells Welles passed away in 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wells Welles was born in 1622 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gov Thomas Welles And Elizabeth Hunt.
  • John Wells Welles married Elizabeth Bourne, and had children including John Wells Ii, Robert Welles, Sarah Wells Welles.
  • John Wells Welles passed away in 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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John Welles's Ancestors

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John Welles
1622–1659
Birth Place: Burmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gov Thomas Welles
1598–1660
En
Elizabeth HUNT
1600–1683
England, England, United Kingdom
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John Welles's Descendants

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John (Wells) Welles (1622–7 August 1659) m. Elizabeth Bourne (1625–8 October 1668)
  1. 1. Sarah (Wells) Welles 1659–1730 m. Ambrose Thompson 1651–1742 m. Benjamin Beach 1644–1713
    1. 1. Sarah Thompson 1685–1726 m. Joseph Birdseye 1681–1757
      1. 1. Dinah Birdseye 1712–1718
      2. 2. Hannah Birdseye 1710–
      3. 3. Joseph Birdseye 1717–1738
      4. 4. Nathan (Reverand) Birdseye 1714–1818
    2. 2. Ambrose Thompson 1682–1768
    3. 3. Ebenezer Thompson 1688–1757
    4. 4. Elizabeth Thompson 1695–1753
    5. 5. Hannah Thompson 1700–1790
    6. 6. John Thompson 1680–1765
    7. 7. Thomas Thompson 1691–
    8. 8. Hannah Beach 1681–1756
    9. 9. Benjamin Beach 1683–1736
    10. 10. Sarah Beach 1679–1680
  2. 2. Robert Welles 1648–1714

John Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1622
1622
Birth of John Wells Welles in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Burmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1659
7 August 1659
Age 37
Death of John Wells Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Burmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1659
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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