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Robert Welles 1651–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 June 1651

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 22 January 1714

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Elizabeth Bourne

Mother: John Welles

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Goodrich

Children(s): Prudence Wells, Thomas Sr, Gideon Welles, Robert II

Robert Welles was born in 1651 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Elizabeth Bourne And John Welles. Robert Welles married Elizabeth Goodrich, and had children including Gideon Welles, Prudence Wells, Robert Welles Ii, Thomas Wells Sr. Robert Welles passed away in 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Welles was born in 1651 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Elizabeth Bourne And John Welles.
  • Robert Welles married Elizabeth Goodrich, and had children including Gideon Welles, Prudence Wells, Robert Welles Ii, Thomas Wells Sr.
  • Robert Welles passed away in 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Robert Welles's Ancestors

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Robert Welles
1651–1714
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Elizabeth Bourne
1627–1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
John Welles
1622–1659
Warwickshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Welles's Descendants

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Robert Welles (22 June 1651–22 January 1714) m. Elizabeth Goodrich (1658–17 February 1698)
  1. 1. Prudence Wells 1682–1714 m. Rev. (Anthony) Stoddard 1678–1760
    1. 1. Eliakim Stoddard 1705–1749 m. Joanna Curtis 1708–1802
      1. 1. Anthony (Stoddard) III 1734–1785
      2. 2. Israel Stoddard 1732–1794
      3. 3. Eliakim Stoddard 1749–1802
      4. 4. John Stoddard 1730–1795
      5. 5. Seth Stoddard 1744–1828 m. Hannah Noyes 1756–1845
        1. 1. Calvin (N) Stoddard 1795–1838
        2. 2. Joanna Stoddard 1796–1846 m. William Mead 1793–1857
        3. 3. Miranda Stoddard 1788–1831 m. Jabez (Delano) Hammond 1779–1855
        4. 4. William Stoddard 1789–1875
        5. 5. Moses (Noyes) Stoddard 1802–1886 m. Sarah Brown 1809–1881
        6. 6. Hannah Stoddard 1792–1861
        7. 7. Minerva Stoddard 1800–1894
        8. 8. Eliakim (Selden) Stoddard 1786–1871
      6. 6. Abiram Stoddard 1736–1755
      7. 7. Abigail Stoddard 1747–1803 m. Israel (WOODWARD) ^[5GGF] 1740–1814
        1. 1. Pamela (Woodward) ^[4GGM] 1770–1850 m. Chester (Belding) ^[4GGF] 1765–1871
        2. 2. Asa Woodward 1779–1864 m. Hannah Hickcox 1781–1851
        3. 3. Anna Woodward 1774–1862 m. Younglove Cutler 1750–1816
        4. 4. Abigail Woodward 1772–1850
        5. 5. Israel (Beard) Woodward 1767–1810
        6. 6. Artemus Woodward 1780–1858
    2. 2. Mary Stoddard 1702–
    3. 3. Solomon Stoddard 1703–1727
    4. 4. Elisha Stoddard 1706–1766
    5. 5. Israel Stoddard 1708–1727
    6. 6. John Stoddard 1710–
    7. 7. Prudence Stoddard 1711–
    8. 8. Gideon Stoddard 1714–
    9. 9. Esther Stoddard 1716–
    10. 10. Abijah Stoddard 1718–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Stoddard 1719–
  2. 2. Thomas (Wells) Sr 1676–1741 m. Hannah Warner 1678–1738
  3. 3. Gideon Welles 1691–1739
  4. 4. Robert (Welles) II 1676–1741 m. Sarah Wolcott 1686–
    1. 1. Sarah Wells 1708–1776

Robert Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1651
22 June 1651
Birth of Robert Welles in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1714
22 January 1714
Age 63
Death of Robert Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 June 1651
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Goodrich family memorial

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1714
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Goodrich family memorial

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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