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Mary Helena Griswold 1849–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1849

Birth Location: Connecticut

Death Date: 13 May 1912

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Franklin Griswold

Mother: Emily Adams

Spouse(s): John Welles

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

The story of Mary Helena Griswold began in 1849 in Connecticut. Mary Helena Griswold married John Leslie Welles, 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. Mary Helena Griswold passed away in 1912 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Helena Griswold began in 1849 in Connecticut.
  • Mary Helena Griswold married John Leslie Welles, 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.
  • Mary Helena Griswold passed away in 1912 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Griswold's Ancestors

Self
Mary Griswold
1849–1912
Birth Place: Connecticut
Parents
Franklin Wolcott Griswold
1815–1886
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Emily (J) Adams
1816–1902
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Griswold
1775–1850
Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
Mary Wolcott
1779–1842
Werthersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
William Adams
1779–1852
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Welles
1777–1854
Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Ozias Griswold
1735–1815
Anna Stanley
1742–1825
Elisha II
1755–1827
Mary Welles
1756–1828
Benjamin Adams
1735–1816
Patience Blinn
1732–1818
Capt. Welles
1751–1796
Sarah Balch
1751–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj. Griswold
1700–1769
Mabel Belden
1707–1782
Thomas Stanley
1720–1775
Mary Francis
1722–1763
Elisha Wolcott
1717–1793
Sarah Nott
1727–1800
Joseph Jr
1720–1788
Mary Robbins
1721–1797
Amasa Adams
1708–1790
Hannah Camp
1712–1798
William Blinn
1675–1752
Thankful Nott
1694–
Joseph Jr
1720–1788
Mary Robbins
1721–1797
Ebenezer Balch
1723–1808
Sarah Belden
1727–1756

Mary Griswold's Descendants

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Mary (Helena) Griswold (20 Aug 1849–13 May 1912) m. John (Leslie) Welles (10 Dec 1844–20 Oct 1908)
  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

Mary Griswold's Timeline

2 Records

1849
20 Aug 1849
Birth of Mary Helena Griswold in Connecticut
Connecticut
1912
13 May 1912
Age 63
Death of Mary Helena Griswold in Connecticut
Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1912
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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