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Matthias Kelsey Deacon 1703–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1703

Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Salisbury, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Kelsey

Mother: Elizabeth Sheather

Spouse(s): Abigail Kirkham

Children(s): Abigail Kelsey

The story of Matthias Kelsey Deacon began in 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Matthias Kelsey Deacon married Abigail Kirkham, and had children including Abigail Kelsey. Matthias Kelsey Deacon passed away in 1796 in Salisbury, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthias Kelsey Deacon began in 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
  • Matthias Kelsey Deacon married Abigail Kirkham, and had children including Abigail Kelsey.
  • Matthias Kelsey Deacon passed away in 1796 in Salisbury, Connecticut, USA.

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Matthias Deacon's Ancestors

Self
Matthias Deacon
1703–1796
Birth Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Kelsey
1673–1718
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Sheather
1679–1727
Killingsworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Kelsey
1650–1727
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Stevens
1656–1684
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
John Sheather
1651–1721
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Wellman
1657–1718
New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Kelsey
1615–1676
Bethia Cambridge
1619–1680
Thomas Stevens
1632–1685
Mary Fletcher
1630–1683
John Sheather
1620–1670
Susannah Shaler
1620–1660
William Wellman
1622–1671
Elizabeth ma
1633–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Kelsey
1572–1603
Elizabeth Hammond
1574–1631
Stephen Compact
1581–1644
Constance Dudley
1580–1613
John Stevens
1603–1670
Mary Moulsen
1602–1639
John Fletcher
1606–1662
Mary Ward
1607–1679
Thomas Wellman
1594–1672
Elizabeth Caslen
1598–1672
William Spencer
1601–1640
Agnes Harris
1604–1680

Matthias Deacon's Descendants

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Matthias (Kelsey) Deacon (14 Feb 1703–1796) m. Abigail Kirkham (1699–27 Sep 1784)
  1. 1. Abigail Kelsey 1735–1821 m. Phinehas (Rowley Litchfield) County 1729–1779
    1. 1. Diana Rowley 1757–1842 m. Amos Weller 1752–1836
      1. 1. Wealtha Weller 1778–1834 m. Thomas (Theodore) Potter 1774–1836

Matthias Deacon's Timeline

2 Records

1703
14 Feb 1703
Birth of Matthias Kelsey Deacon in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1796
1796
Age 93
Death of Matthias Kelsey Deacon in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1703
    Event Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salisbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

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