Brief Life History of Moses
When Moses Kelsey was born on 21 July 1743, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Daniel Kelsey, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Kelsey, was 37. He married Hulda Ray on 17 March 1785, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Moses Kelcey, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Moses Kelcey, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Records of Arline Bonsteel Hansen - Kelsey Gen. Vol. 2 page 172 (1929) Vol. 1 apges 278 -279 (1966)
Spouse and Children
1743– Male
1745–1805 Female
Parents and Siblings
1710–1764 Male
1706– Female
Siblings (6)
1739–1776 Female
1741– Female
1743– Male
1745–1751 Male
1748–1751 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1776
Age 33
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 33
1785
Age 42
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.
History: William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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