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Jonathan Wells 1696 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1696

Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1756

Death Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Lieutenant (Welles)

Mother: Mary White

Spouse(s): Mary Newton

Children(s): Jonathan Wells

Early life: Jonathan Wells Sr arrived in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA in 1696, born to Lieutenant Noah Wells (Welles) and Mary White. Over time, Jonathan Wells Sr formed a family with Mary Hubbell Newton, which included Jonathan Wells. Jonathan Wells Sr concluded life in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA in 1756.

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Parents

Lieutenant (Welles)
1666 – 1712
Birth Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary White
1665 – 1742
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Newton
1699 – 1754
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
MN

Children(s)

Jonathan Wells
1718 – 1780
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1696
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 11 Jul 1717
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1700-1864
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Extracts from the records of Colchester

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Mar 1736
    Event Place: Colchester, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1757-1886
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Memoranda of all the inscriptions in the old burying ground at Colchester, Conn.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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