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Josiah Welles 1721–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1721

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 August 1783

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Sarah Wolcott

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In 1721, Josiah Welles entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Robert Welles And Sarah Wolcott. Josiah Welles passed away in 1783 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Josiah Welles entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Robert Welles And Sarah Wolcott.
  • Josiah Welles passed away in 1783 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Josiah Welles's Ancestors

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Josiah Welles
1721–1783
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Robert Welles
1684–1738
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Wolcott
1686–1738
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Wolcott) Sr
1656–1695
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Judith Appleton
1653–1741
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Jr
1624–1696
Anna Paine
1627–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Appleton
1586–1670
Judith Everard
1597–1636

Josiah Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1721
9 March 1721
Birth of Josiah Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1783
24 August 1783
Age 62
Death of Josiah Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1721
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1783
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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