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John Welles 1648 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1714

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Capt. MASS)

Mother: ELIZABETH Immigrant"

Spouse(s): Mary Hollister

Children(s): Hannah Welles

In 1648, John Welles Jr. entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Capt. John I Welles (1636 to CAMBRIDGE, MASS) and ELIZABETH BOURNE "Puritan Immigrant". John Welles Jr. married Mary Hollister, and had children including Hannah Welles. John Welles Jr. passed away in 1714 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1648, John Welles Jr. entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Capt. John I Welles (1636 to CAMBRIDGE, MASS) and ELIZABETH BOURNE "Puritan Immigrant".
  • John Welles Jr. married Mary Hollister, and had children including Hannah Welles.
  • John Welles Jr. passed away in 1714 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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John Welles's Ancestors

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John Welles
1648 – 1714
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Capt. John I Welles (1636 to CAMBRIDGE, MASS)
1622 – 1659
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
ELIZABETH (BOURNE "Puritan) Immigrant"
1626 – 1668
England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Gideon I) Welles
1594 – 1659
Stourton, Warwickshire, England
Alice (Gunne) Tomes
1595 – 1647
Shalford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Welles's Descendants

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John Welles (1648 – 1714) m. Mary Hollister (1650 – 1713)
  1. 1. Hannah Welles (1692 – 1761) m. Nathaniel Curtis (21 Feb 1689 – 1761)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Curtis (1713 – 1791) m. Mary (A) Curtiss (6 Sep 1721 – 18 December 1781)
      1. 1. Abigail Curtis (17 April 1742 – May 1820) m. Samuel Tiffany (13 Jul 1740 – Mar 1822)
        1. 1. x (Mary) Tiffany (17 Jun 1777 – 12 Sep 1845) m. x (Daniel) Whipple (27 Aug 1779 – 27 Sep 1839)

John Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of John Welles Jr. in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1714
1714
Age 66
Death of John Welles Jr. in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

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