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William Welch 1642 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct. 1642

Birth Location: Cottered, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1719

Death Location: Braughing, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Edward Welch

Mother: Katherine MERRITON

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Daniel WELCH

William Welch was born in 1642 in Cottered, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward Welch and Katherine MERRITON. William Welch had children including Daniel WELCH. William Welch passed away in 1719 in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Welch was born in 1642 in Cottered, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward Welch and Katherine MERRITON.
  • William Welch had children including Daniel WELCH.
  • William Welch passed away in 1719 in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Welch
1608 – 1661
Birth Location: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine MERRITON
1603 – 1673
Birth Location: Little Hormead Hertfordshire
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Daniel WELCH
1686 – 1728
Birth Location: Muttfords, Little Hormead, Hertfordshire, England
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William Welch's Ancestors

Self
William Welch
1642 – 1719
Birth Place: Cottered, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Edward Welch
1608 – 1661
Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine MERRITON
1603 – 1673
Little Hormead Hertfordshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Welch's Descendants

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William Welch (8 Oct. 1642 – Dec 1719)
  1. 1. Daniel WELCH (Nov 1686 – Apr 1728)
    1. 1. Daniel Welch (1719 – 1749)
      1. 1. Susanna ((mother) Welch Hinkle Russell) Tysor (21 Sep 1746 – 1810) m. James (Rosewall) Russell (1 Feb 1751 – 1790)
        1. 1. James Russell (27 Aug 1769 – 12 Mar 1845) m. Nancy (Jane) McKee (22 Nov 1771 – 19 Nov 1849)

William Welch's Timeline

2 Records

1642
8 Oct. 1642
Birth of William Welch in Cottered, Hertfordshire, England
Cottered, Hertfordshire, England
1719
Dec 1719
Age 77
Death of William Welch in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England
Braughing, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct. 1642
    Event Place: Cottered, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1719
    Event Place: Braughing, Hertfordshire, England
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