Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Welch was born on 27 September 1771, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Daniel Welch, was 45 and her mother, Martha Cook, was 36. She married Gurdon Barrows on 29 November 1798, in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 25 November 1837, in Storrs, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Old Storrs Cemetery, Stafford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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- Sophia Welch Barrows, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Sophia Welch, "Connecticut, Church Records, 1660-1955"
- Sophia Welch Barrows, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1785
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1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .
German: variant of Welk .
Americanized form of German Welsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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