Amos Kelsey

6th great-grandparents – 1 in 256 254 in this generation

(1733-1804)

Amos Kelsey was born on 16 April 1733 in Killingworth, Connecticut, to Daniel Kelsey, 35 and Abigail Hurd, 27.

When Amos was 18, his father died on 22 May 1751 at the age of 53.

At the age of 24, on 20 October 1757, Amos married his 1st cousin, 21-year-old Mabel Parmelee, at the 2nd Church of Killingworth (now UCC?).

Amos and Mabel had children, including their sons, Zina, who was born on 31 March 1765 in Killingworth; and Amos, Jr., who was born on 6 May 1776. Both Zina and Amos are 5th great-grandparents, making Amos and Mabel our first duplicate ancestors.

Amos Mabel
husband wife
BROTHERS
Zina Amos, Jr.
FIRST COUSINS
Abel Philo
SECOND COUSINS
Henry Hubbard Lydia Jerusha
husband wife

Amos died on 3 November 3 1804 in Killingworth at the age of 71. His wife died the same year according to Family Data Collection on Ancestry.com.

Author: Barbara Dutton Gaylord

This purpose of this site is to convey our history to family members in an entertaining and, more importantly, enduring format.

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