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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

According to available records, William Welch was born in 1642 in Cottered, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward Welch and Katherine MERRITON. The family grew to include Daniel WELCH. In the later years of life, William Welch died in 1719 in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England.

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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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Sources

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

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