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Hugh Wells 1625 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1625

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 22 Dec 1678

Death Location: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Hugh WELLES

Mother: Frances BELCHER

Spouse(s): Mary Rusco

Children(s): Mercy Welles, James Wells, Mary Wells, Rebecca Wells, Sarah Wells, John Wells

The birth of Hugh Wells lll took place in 1625 in Colchester, Essex, England, to Hugh Thomas WELLS or WELLES and Frances BELCHER. Hugh Wells lll married Mary Rusco, and together they had Mercy Welles, James Wells, Mary Wells, Rebecca Wells, Sarah Wells and John Wells. Hugh Wells lll's death occurred in 1678 in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

Hugh WELLES
1590 – 1645
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
HW
Frances BELCHER
1598 – 1678
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Rusco
1628 – 1678
Birth Location: Bellevica, Essex, England
MR

Children(s)

Mercy Welles
1647 – 1650
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MW
James Wells
1648 – 1682
Birth Location: Wellstown, Somerset, England
JW
Mary Wells
1649 – 1688
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
MW
Rebecca Wells
1652 – 1673
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
RW
Sarah Wells
1654 – 1668
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SW
John Wells
1667 –
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Jan 1625
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births, Millennium File, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Source number: 1589.027; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 72

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Dec 1678
    Event Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Family Data Collection - Deaths, Millennium File, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011, Probate Records, 1649-1932; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011

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