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John Welles 1648 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America

Death Date: 1714

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America

Father: Capt. MASS)

Mother: ELIZABETH Immigrant"

Spouse(s): Mary Hollister

Children(s): Mary Welles

In 1648, John Welles Jr entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America, 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 Mary Welles. John Welles Jr passed away in 1714 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1648, John Welles Jr entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America, 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 Mary Welles.
  • John Welles Jr passed away in 1714 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. MASS)
1622 – 1659
Birth Location: Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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ELIZABETH Immigrant"
1626 – 1668
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hollister
1650 – 1732
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
MH

Children(s)

Mary Welles
1670 – 1751
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
MW

John Welles's Ancestors

Self
John Welles
1648 – 1714
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America
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
Elisha Bourne
1600 –
England
Elizabeth Collyer
1605 – 1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1569 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1571 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1512 – 1558
Elizabeth Bryan
1516 – 1553
Thomas Hunt
1514 – 1548
Lady Strobridge
1515 – 1546
Sir Gunne
1540 – 1602
Anne Fullwood
1545 – 1576

John Welles's Descendants

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John Welles (1648 – 1714) m. Mary Hollister (1650 – 1732)
  1. 1. Mary Welles (29 Nov 1670 – 5 Nov 1751) m. Jeremiah Judson (1 Mar 1671 – 9 Feb 1734)
    1. 1. Eunice Judson (1694 – 1750) m. Nathan Curtiss (1690 – 1750)
      1. 1. Mary (A) Curtiss (6 Sep 1721 – 18 December 1781) m. Nathaniel Curtis (1713 – 1791)
        1. 1. Abigail Curtis (17 April 1742 – May 1820) m. Samuel Tiffany (13 Jul 1740 – Mar 1822)

John Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of John Welles Jr in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1714
1714
Age 66
Death of John Welles Jr in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America

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