Family:Abijah Shelton and Ruth Wakelee (1)

Parents: Daniel Shelton and Mary Hubbell Abijah Shelton chr. 12 Jan 1738 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 1 Dec 1813 Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States	Parents: David Wakelee and Abigail Harger Ruth Wakelee b. 15 Jan 1739/40 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 30 Sep 1813 Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

m. Bef 1760

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Marriage^[1]

Bef 1760

Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (Abigail).
Abijah Shelton and Ruth Wakelee were first cousins once removed.

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Abigail Shelton	Cal 1760 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States	12 Feb 1784 Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
2.	Abiah Shelton	24 Oct 1762 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States	18 Aug 1817 Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ 963. Abijah⁵ Shelton, 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)
2:1024.

Abijah⁵ Shelton … married (FOOF 2:981) before 1760 Ruth⁶ Wakelee (#3296), daughter of Ens. David⁵ Wakelee and Abigail Harger, … Abijah and Ruth married after 4 December 1753 when her father David Waklee wrote a will identifying her by her maiden name (Fairfield Probate District, Connecticut Estate Files, docket no. 6500)."