Sickler Family Tree » Elizabeth Wells (1688-1770)
Personal data Elizabeth Wells
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- She was born on September 23, 1688 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.Sources 2, 3, 6
- She died on August 31, 1770 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA, she was 81 years old.Sources 2, 5
Age: 84 Y.
- She is buried in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.Source 5
- A child of John Welles and Mary Hollister
Household of Elizabeth Wells
She is married to Joseph Curtis.
They got married on July 5, 1711 at Stratford, Connecticut, United States, she was 22 years old.Sources 6, 7
Child(ren):
- Robert CURTISS 1713-1713
- Mary CURTISS 1714-± 1782
- Joseph CURTISS 1716-1721
- Elizabeth CURTISS 1718-1750
- Tabitha CURTISS 1724-± 1789
- Robert Curtis 1727-1731
- Robert CURTISS 1727-1797
- Bethia CURTIS ± 1730-1801
- Robert Curtiss 1731-1797
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28064322&pid=672
/ Ancestry.com - Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, SAR Membership Number: 92072 / Ancestry.com
- Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 7031.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday September 23, 1688
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1688: Source: Wikipedia
- May 10 » King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
- June 30 » The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
- September 26 » The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
- November 5 » William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham.
- December 9 » Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing flight of James II from the country.
- December 11 » Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.
Day of marriage July 5, 1711
- The temperature on July 5, 1711 was about 18.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1711: Source: Wikipedia
- February 24 » The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
- August 22 » Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais.
- September 22 » The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina.
Day of death August 31, 1770
- The temperature on August 31, 1770 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
- March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
- April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
- May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
- June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
- July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
- August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
Same birth/death day
- 1642 » Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist and composer († 1678)
- 1647 » Joseph Dudley, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay († 1720)
- 1650 » Jeremy Collier, English bishop and theologian († 1726)
- 1713 » Ferdinand VI of Spain († 1759)
- 1740 » Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan († 1813)
- 1771 » Emperor Kōkaku of Japan († 1840)
- 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
- 1741 » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
- 1772 » William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
- 1795 » François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
- 1799 » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
- 1811 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
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