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Grace Wells 1613 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1613

Birth Location: Shelton, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 7 August 1648

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: Hugh Wells

Mother: Frances Belcher

Spouse(s): Thomas Norton

Children(s): John Norton, Mary Norton, Grace Seward, Anne Norton, John Norton, Thomas Norton, Abigail Norton

In 1613, Grace Wells entered the world in Shelton, Bedfordshire, England, born to Hugh Wells and Frances Belcher. Years later, Grace Wells married Thomas Norton, and the couple became parents to John Norton, Mary Norton, Grace Seward, Anne Norton, John Norton, Thomas Norton and Abigail Norton. Grace Wells died in 1648 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

Hugh Wells
1590 – 1672
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
HW
Frances Belcher
1598 – 1678
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Norton
1609 – 1648
Birth Location: Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Norton
1628 – 1712
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Norton
1630 – 1662
Birth Location: Dean, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
MN
Grace Seward
1632 – 1704
Birth Location: Dean and Shelton, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
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Anne Norton
1632 – 1679
Birth Location: Dean, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
AN
John Norton
1634 – 1704
Birth Location: Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
JN
Thomas Norton
1637 – 1713
Birth Location: Dean, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Abigail Norton
1642 –
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1613
    Event Place: Shelton, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 August 1648
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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