Family:Abel Birdsey and Comfort Welles (1)

Parents: John Birdsey and Phebe Wilcoxson Lieutenant Abel Birdsey b. 30 Nov 1679 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 14 May 1747 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States	Parents: John Welles and Mary Hollister Comfort Welles b. Abt 1681 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (probably) d. 29 Jun 1717 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Facts and Events

Marriage^[1]^[2]

8 Jun 1704

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Mary Birdsey	31 Aug 1705 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States	Aft 24 Mar 1767
2.	Elizabeth Birdsey	17 Dec 1706 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States	23 Dec 1773 Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
3.	Joanna Birdsey	17 Oct 1708 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ 123. Comfort⁴ Welles, in Mathews, Barbara Jean; Donna Holt Siemiatkoski; Kathryn Smith Black; and Nancy Pexa. The Descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut and His Wife Alice Tomes. (Wethersfield, Conn.: Welles Family Association, 2015)
1:399-400.

"Comfort⁴ Welles 123 … (John Jr.³, John², Gov. Thomas¹) … married on 8 June 1704 in Stratford, Connecticut (Barbour citing LR 2:479a) Lt. Abel Birdsey, son of John Birdseye and Phebe Wilcoxson, … Abel married second 25 February 1717/18 in Stratford (Barbour citing LR 2:480) Mrs. Mercy Denton of Hempstead, Long Island, New York, …"
↑ Stratford Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
15.

"Birdsey, … Abell, m. Comfort Wells, June 8, 1704 [LR2:479a]"