flag female ancestor  Elizabeth  WELLS

  (b. abt. 1649 Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 27 March 1715 Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Elizabeth WELLS was born abt. 1649 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Elizabeth  married  John BURNHAM 9 June 1668 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
John BURNHAM  was born abt. 1648 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  John died 12 January 1704 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  John was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE.

Elizabeth WELLS died 27 March 1715 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Elizabeth WELLS married flag male ancestor John BURNHAM-- Date: 9 June 1668 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Chebacco Township, Essex County, Massachusetts

Name: John Burnum
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Jun 1669
Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Wells
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Reference ID: p 47
GS Film Number: 777636
Digital Folder Number: 007010724
Image Number: 00062

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 6 November 2017), John Burnum and Elizabeth Wells, 09 Jun 1669; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.


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marriage1668 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth WELLS and John BURNHAM 9 June 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1671 Birth of Child
John BURNHAM was born 8 April 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1671 Birth of Child
Josiah BURNHAM was born 8 April 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1673 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 22 September 1673, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1676 Birth of Child
Jacob BURNHAM was born 1 March 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1678 Birth of Child
Joseph BURNHAM was born 20 September 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1680 Birth of Child
Abigail BURNHAM was born 10 December 1680, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1682 Death of Child
Jacob BURNHAM died 8 February 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1682 Birth of Child
Jacob BURNHAM was born 1 March 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1685 Birth of Child
Jonathan BURNHAM was born 10 October 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1688 Birth of Child
David BURNHAM was born 20 October 1688, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1691 Birth of Child
Mary BURNHAM was born 30 June 1691, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1703 Death of Child
Joseph BURNHAM died 6 October 1703, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1704 Death of Child
Josiah BURNHAM died 12 January 1704, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1704 Death of Spouse/Partner
John BURNHAM died 12 January 1704, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
death1715 Death
27 March 1715
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Added: 7/18/2015 9:04:07 PM - Updated: 4/16/2025 12:36:12 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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