John
SHELTON
(b.
abt. 1712
,
Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
19 June 1786
,
Shelton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
)
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John SHELTON was born abt. 1712 in Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
John SHELTON was the child of Daniel SHELTON and Elizabeth WELLES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Samuel WELLES and Elizabeth HOLLISTERJohn SHELTON died 19 June 1786 in Shelton, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Death Date: 19 Jun 1786
Death Place: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Age: 74
Birth Date: 1712
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03418-8
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3200
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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Name: John Shelton
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 19 Jun 1786
Death Place: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Age: 74
Birth Date: 1712
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03418-8
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3200
Reference ID:
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
See it on familysearch.org
Added: 11/30/2017 2:19:30 PM
- Updated: 2/11/2025 4:53:25 PM
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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