Dr. Gideon Welles
1735 - 1811 (75 years)
Generation: 1
1. Dr. Gideon Welles was born on 26 May 1735 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT (son of Captain Gideon Welles and Hannah Chester); died on 7 Feb 1811 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT. Gideon married Wealthian Whiting on 24 Jun 1757 in Newport, Newport County, RI. Wealthian (daughter of Colonel John Whiting and Phoebe Greenman) was born on 25 Sep 1733 in Stonington, New London County, CT; died on 5 Dec 1794 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Wealthian Welles was born on 1 Jan 1759 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
- Harding Jones Welles was born in 1762 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT; died on 21 Apr 1790 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
- Gideon Welles was born in 1767 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT; died on 26 Feb 1789 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
- John Whiting Welles was born in 1774 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT; died on 4 Jan 1794 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
2. Captain Gideon Welles Gideon married Hannah Chester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah Chester Children:
- 1. Dr. Gideon Welles was born on 26 May 1735 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; died on 7 Feb 1811 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
- Lieut. Colonel Solomon Welles was born on 6 Oct 1721 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; died on 28 Sep 1802 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT.