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John Welles 1729 – 1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1729

Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 16 April 1764

Death Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonial America

Father: Captain Welles

Mother: Jerusha Treat

Spouse(s): Jerusha Edwards

Children(s): Ashbel Wells

John Welles was born in 1729 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Captain Thomas Welles and Jerusha Treat. John Welles married Jerusha Edwards, and had children including Ashbel Wells. John Welles passed away in 1764 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Welles was born in 1729 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Captain Thomas Welles and Jerusha Treat.
  • John Welles married Jerusha Edwards, and had children including Ashbel Wells.
  • John Welles passed away in 1764 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonial America.

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John Welles's Ancestors

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John Welles
1729 – 1764
Birth Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Captain Thomas Welles
1662 – 1711
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Jerusha Treat
1678 – 1754
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
James Treat
1634 – 1709
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Rebecca Lattimer
1646 – 1734
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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John Welles's Descendants

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John Welles (11 Aug 1729 – 16 April 1764) m. Jerusha Edwards (1 Oct 1732 – 15 Aug 1778)
  1. 1. Ashbel Wells (27 April 1763 – 4 April 1809) m. Sabrina Parsons (04 May 1775 – 1856)

John Welles's Timeline

4 Records

1729
11 Aug 1729
Birth of John Welles in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1729
11 Aug 1729
Birth of John Welles in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1764
16 Apr 1764
Age 35
Death of John Welles in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1764
16 April 1764
Age 35
Death of John Welles in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonial America
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1729
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1729
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1764
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1764
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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