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John Leslie Welles 1844–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1844

Birth Location: Connecticut

Death Date: 20 Oct 1908

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Dea. Sr.

Mother: Mary Wolcott

Spouse(s): Mary Griswold

Children(s): Franklin Welles, Harry Welles, Joseph Welles, Clayton Welles, Ruth Welles, Emily Welles, Eleanor Welles, Clifford Welles, Arthur Wells

John Leslie Welles was born in 1844 in Connecticut, the child of Dea John Leslie Wells Sr And Mary Wells Wolcott. In 1850, John Leslie Welles resided in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. John Leslie Welles married Mary Helena Griswold, and had children including Arthur S Wells, Clayton Wolcott Welles, Clifford Y Welles, Eleanor M Welles, Emily Adams Welles, Franklin Griswold Welles, Harry Leslie Welles, Joseph Stanley Welles, Ruth Morris Welles. John Leslie Welles passed away in 1908 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Leslie Welles was born in 1844 in Connecticut, the child of Dea John Leslie Wells Sr And Mary Wells Wolcott.
  • In 1850, John Leslie Welles resided in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • John Leslie Welles married Mary Helena Griswold, and had children including Arthur S Wells, Clayton Wolcott Welles, Clifford Y Welles, Eleanor M Welles, Emily Adams Welles, Franklin Griswold Welles, Harry Leslie Welles, Joseph Stanley Welles, Ruth Morris Welles.
  • John Leslie Welles passed away in 1908 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Welles's Ancestors

Self
John Welles
1844–1908
Birth Place: Connecticut
Parents
Dea. John Leslie Wells Sr.
1814–1888
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Wells) Wolcott
1812–1867
Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Welles
1782–1836
Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT
Lucy Robbins
1780–1875
Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT
Elisha Wolcott
1787–1862
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Welles) Robbins
1791–1878
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Welles
1746–1809
Jerusha Hurlbut
1744–1803
Samuel Robbins
1761–1794
Anna Griswold
1762–1828
Elisha II
1755–1827
Mary Welles
1756–1828
Robert Robbins
1765–1827
Mary Welles
1769–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr
1720–1788
Mary Robbins
1721–1797
Thomas Hurlbut
1715–1791
Abigail Belden
1720–1807
Josiah Robbins
1724–1794
Judith Welles
1731–1771
Ozias Griswold
1735–1815
Anna Stanley
1742–1825
Elisha Wolcott
1717–1793
Sarah Nott
1727–1800
Joseph Jr
1720–1788
Mary Robbins
1721–1797
Josiah Robbins
1724–1794
Judith Welles
1731–1771
Thomas Welles
1741–1787
Lucy Belden
1741–

John Welles's Descendants

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John (Leslie) Welles (10 Dec 1844–20 Oct 1908) m. Mary (Helena) Griswold (20 Aug 1849–13 May 1912)
  1. 1. Franklin (Griswold) Welles 1876–1936 m. Mary (Eliza) Smith 1880–1973
    1. 1. Mary (Helena) Welles 1906–1998 m. William (Avery) Foster 1902–1962
      1. 1. Lorraine (Edna) Foster 1933–2014 m. Robert (Frank) Dobson 1930–2017
      2. 2. Irving (Griswold) Foster 1934–2016
      3. 3. Franklin (Wells) Foster 1930–2008 m. Joyce Arline 1930–2011
    2. 2. Esther (Louise) Welles 1908–1982
    3. 3. Franklin (Griswold Welles) Jr 1903–1990
    4. 4. Miriam (Smith) Welles 1905–
    5. 5. Phillip (Wolcott) Welles 1910–1978
    6. 6. Margaret (Cecilia) Welles 1912–2014
    7. 7. Harry (Leslie) Welles 1917–2005
    8. 8. Lucy (A.) Wells 1926–2021 m. Norman (C.) Southergill 1924–2018
  2. 2. Harry (Leslie) Welles 1875–1952
  3. 3. Joseph (Stanley) Welles 1880–1925
  4. 4. Clayton (Wolcott) Welles 1883–1959
  5. 5. Ruth (Morris) Welles 1884–1949
  6. 6. Emily (Adams) Welles 1886–1965
  7. 7. Eleanor (M.) Welles 1887–1968
  8. 8. Clifford (Y.) Welles 1877–1931
  9. 9. Arthur (S.) Wells 1881–1925

John Welles's Timeline

3 Records

1844
10 Dec 1844
Birth of John Leslie Welles in Connecticut
Connecticut
1850
1850
Age 6
John Leslie Welles resided here in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1908
20 Oct 1908
Age 64
Death of John Leslie Welles in Connecticut
Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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