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Personal data William Welles 

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Household of William Welles

(1) He is married to Ann Shelton.

They got married on May 9, 1750 at Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Welles  1750-1807 
  2. Martha Welles  1759-1837 
  3. Joseph Welles  1762-1762


(2) He had a relationship with Eunice Talcott.


Child(ren):

  1. Elisha Wells  1772-1824


(3) He is married to Jerusha Merrick.

They got married on November 27, 1764 at Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA, he was 40 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Welles

Samuel Wells
1660-1731
Ruth Brigham Rice Welles
1659-1742
Martha Pitkin
1692-1763

William Welles
1724-1778

(1) 1750

Ann Shelton
1729-1762

Anna Welles
1750-1807
Martha Welles
1759-1837
Joseph Welles
1762-1762
(2) 

Eunice Talcott
1731-1807

Elisha Wells
1772-1824
(3) 1764

Jerusha Merrick
1732-1765


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    Historical events

    Birthday March 3, 1724

    • The temperature on March 3, 1724 was about 7.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1724: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
      • April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
      • November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
      • December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.

    Day of marriage November 27, 1764

    • The temperature on November 27, 1764 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: donker sneeuw. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1764: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 19 » Bolle Willum Luxdorph records in his diary that a mail bomb, possibly the world's first, has severely injured the Danish Colonel Poulsen, residing at Børglum Abbey.
      • January 19 » John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
      • February 15 » The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
      • September 7 » Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

    Day of death April 12, 1778

    • The temperature on April 12, 1778 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1778: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
      • February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
      • February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
      • February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
      • May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
      • June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
    

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