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Lydia Wells 1728 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1728

Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Father: Ephraim Welles

Mother: Lydia Chapman

Spouse(s): Benjamin Hodge

Children(s): Jerusha Hodge

According to available records, Lydia Wells was born in 1728 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, the child of Ephraim Welles and Lydia Chapman. Following those early years, Lydia Wells married Benjamin Hodge, and their family grew to include Jerusha Hodge. In the later years of life, Lydia Wells died in 1795 in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.

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Parents

Ephraim Welles
1697 – 1786
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
EW
Lydia Chapman
1718 – 1786
Birth Location: Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Hodge
1731 – 1799
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford. Connecticut
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Children(s)

Jerusha Hodge
1759 – 1850
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 May 1728
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 May 1728
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 22 Nov 1751
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Sep 1810
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1795
    Event Place: Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
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