Gideon Welles

1802–1878 (age 76)

Government Official

Photograph of Gideon Welles

About Gideon Welles

Gideon Welles (1802–1878) lived to age 76. They were a government official. Born in Glastonbury, they died in Hartford. They are buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Connecticut.

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1787–1851 (age 64)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
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Horace Wells
1815–1848 (age 33)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
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Robert O. Tyler
1831–1874 (age 43)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
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1901–1970 (age 69)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
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Nellie Gray
1924–2012 (age 88)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
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Curtiss Crane Gardiner
1874–1948 (age 74)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
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