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Oliver Bulkeley 1717–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUL 1717

Birth Location: Colchester, CT

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Colchester, CT

Father: John Bulkeley

Mother: Patience Prentice

Spouse(s): Sarah Welles

Children(s): Joseph Bulkeley, Chauncey Bulkeley, Noah Bulkeley, Sarah Bulkeley

Oliver Bulkeley was born in 1717 in Colchester, CT, the child of John Rev Bulkeley And Patience Prentice. Oliver Bulkeley married Sarah Welles, and had children including Chauncey Capt Bulkeley, Joseph Bulkeley, Noah Bulkeley, Sarah Bulkeley. Oliver Bulkeley passed away in 1779 in Colchester, CT.

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Biography

  • Oliver Bulkeley was born in 1717 in Colchester, CT, the child of John Rev Bulkeley And Patience Prentice.
  • Oliver Bulkeley married Sarah Welles, and had children including Chauncey Capt Bulkeley, Joseph Bulkeley, Noah Bulkeley, Sarah Bulkeley.
  • Oliver Bulkeley passed away in 1779 in Colchester, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bulkeley
1679–1731
Birth Location: Wethersfield, CT
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Patience Prentice
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Welles
1720–1746
Birth Location: –
SW

Children(s)

Joseph Bulkeley
1739–1820
Birth Location: Colchester, CT
JB
Chauncey Bulkeley
1741–1818
Birth Location: Colchester, CT
CB
Noah Bulkeley
1744–1776
Birth Location: Colchester, CT
NB
Sarah Bulkeley
1745–1773
Birth Location: Colchester, CT
SB

Oliver Bulkeley's Ancestors

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Oliver Bulkeley
1717–1779
Birth Place: Colchester, CT
Parents
John (Rev.) Bulkeley
1679–1731
Wethersfield, CT
Patience Prentice
Grandparents
Gershom ((Rev.)) Bulkeley
1635–1713
Cambridge, Mass.
Sarah Chauncey
1631–1699
Ware, Hertford, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Bulkeley
1582–1658
Grace Chetwood
1602–1669
Charles Chauncey
1592–1671
Catherine Eyre
1604–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Bulkeley
1540–1620
Olive Irby
1546–1614
Richard Chetwood
1560–1631
Dorothy Needham
1570–1629
George Chauncey
–1625
Anne Welsh
Robert Eyre
Anne Stille

Oliver Bulkeley's Descendants

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Oliver Bulkeley (29 JUL 1717–1779) m. Sarah Welles (ABT 1720–8 DEC 1746)
  1. 1. Joseph Bulkeley 1739–1820 m. Mercy Chamberlain
    1. 1. Oliver Bulkeley
    2. 2. Sarah Bulkeley 1768–1817 m. Hosea Foote 1763–1846
      1. 1. Hosea Foote 1800–
      2. 2. Solomon (Bulkeley) Foote 1802– m. Lucinda Holt
      3. 3. Lucy (Sophia) Foote 1804–
      4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Foote 1808–1839 m. Dan (T.) Foote
    3. 3. Marcius Bulkeley –1794
  2. 2. Chauncey ((Capt.)) Bulkeley 1741–1818 m. Sarah Unknown m. Mary Bowers
    1. 1. Chauncey (Bowers) Bulkeley 1794–1853 m. Lavinia Strong –1837
      1. 1. Lovinia Bulkeley 1817– m. Alonzo (A.) Clark
      2. 2. Adelia Bulkeley 1819– m. James Cone 1816–1875
      3. 3. Benjamin Bulkeley 1821–
      4. 4. Susan (S.) Bulkeley 1822–1880 m. Henry (Thompson) Pelton 1816–1900
      5. 5. Mary Bulkeley 1825–1911 m. John (Thompson) Pelton 1824–1897
      6. 6. Chauncey Bulkeley 1828– m. Clarissa Edmonds
      7. 7. William (N.) Bulkeley 1830–
      8. 8. Charles (C.) Bulkeley 1832– m. Sarah (M.) Edmunds
      9. 9. Ellen (J.) Bulkeley 1837–
  3. 3. Noah Bulkeley 1744–1776 m. Ann Wright
    1. 1. Ralph Bulkeley 1769–1775
    2. 2. George Bulkeley 1770–1775
    3. 3. Noah Bulkeley 1772–
    4. 4. Timothy Bulkeley 1774–1774
  4. 4. Sarah Bulkeley 1745–1773 m. Joseph ((Hon.)) Isham 1735–1810
    1. 1. Alfred Isham 1765–1768
    2. 2. David Isham 1767–1767
    3. 3. Alfred Isham 1769– m. Clarissa Loomis 1782–1860
    4. 4. Sarah Isham 1771–1793 m. Ebenezer ((Gen.)) Huntington 1754–1832
      1. 1. Alfred (Isham) Huntington 1793–1854 m. Caroline Sims

Oliver Bulkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1717
29 JUL 1717
Birth of Oliver Bulkeley in Colchester, CT
Colchester, CT
1779
1779
Age 62
Death of Oliver Bulkeley in Colchester, CT
Colchester, CT

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUL 1717
    Event Place: Colchester, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Colchester, CT
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