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Rev Moses Cook Welch

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Birth	:	22 Feb 1754 Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	21 Apr 1824 Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Old Storrs Cemetery, Storrs, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8117409, -72.2500610
Description	:	MOSES COOK WELCH, a son of the Rev. Daniel Welch (Yale 1749), of (North) Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, was born in Mansfield on February 22, 1754. After graduation he opened a grammar school in Windham, but soon relinquished it to begin the study of law with the Hon. Eliphalet Dyer (Yale 1740), of the same town. He continued to be thus occupied for about a year, and then in deference to his father's strong wish abandoned the prospect of becoming a lawyer. He afterwards resumed teaching, and also made an attempt at the study of medicine, but found it unattractive.... Read More	MOSES COOK WELCH, a son of the Rev. Daniel Welch (Yale 1749), of (North) Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, was born in Mansfield on February 22, 1754. After graduation he opened a grammar school in Windham, but soon relinquished it to begin the study of law with the Hon. Eliphalet Dyer (Yale 1740), of the same town. He continued to be thus occupied for about a year, and then in deference to his father's strong wish abandoned the prospect of becoming a lawyer. He afterwards resumed teaching, and also made an attempt at the study of medicine, but found it unattractive. He finally returned to his father's house and occupied himself in part on the farm and in part (in connection with his father) in private teaching. After the outbreak of the Revolution he served for a short time in the army, until obliged by camp fever to return home. Eventually he became the subject of religious impressions, and immediately turned to the ministry as a profession. He studied theology in part with the Rev. Dr. Richard Salter (Harvard 1739), of the South Parish in Mansfield, and in part with the Rev. Stephen White (Yale 1736), of Windham. He was licensed to preach by the Windham County Association of Ministers on October 8, 1782. During the early part of his ministry his health was very poor, and while on a missionary tour in Western New York in 1794, he contracted fever and ague, from which he suffered severely for several months; the result, however, of this attack was a much better state of health, which continued until very near the close of his life. In the war of 1812 he fulfilled an appointment as Chaplain. He was elected one of the Fellows of the College in September, 1822, and held the office until his death. The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on him by Dartmouth College in 1811. He died in Mansfield, on April 21, 1824, after a severe illness of seventeen days, in the /1st year of his age. The sermon delivered at his funeral by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Nott (Yale 1780), of Franklin, was afterwards printed. He first married Chloe, youngest daughter of Captain Randal and Phebe Evans, of Northbury Society (now Plymouth), in Watertown, Connecticut, who died on September 11, 1789, in her 36th year, leaving two sons and a daughter. He next married, on February 8, 1791, Clarissa, the youngest child of the Rev. Jonathan Ashley (Yale 1730), of Deerfield, Massachusetts, who died on June 2, 1806, after nearly ten years of feeble health, in her 49th year, leaving two sons, one of whom was graduated at this College in 1813, and the other received the honorary degree of M.D. here in 1836. He married thirdly, on December 23, 1807, Sally, daughter of the Rev. Noadiah Russell (Yale 1750), of Thompson, Connecticut, who died on March 6, 1815, after a distressing illness of five months, aged 52 years. He next married, on December 26, 1815, Mary Throop, widow of Amos Leach, of Lebanon, Connecticut, who died in Mansfield in the latter part of August, 1830, at the age of 56. She had married Mr. Leach in March, 1803, and he died in February, 1809. Dr. Welch was an impressive preacher, plain and pungent in expression. His feelings were quick and ardent, and a vein of sarcasm gave spice to his common talk. CHILDREN: Chloe Welch 1788-1867 FAG #59127699

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Rev Moses Cook Welch's memorial is located at: Old Storrs Cemetery, Storrs, Tolland County, USA.
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Rev Moses Cook Welch death on 21 Apr 1824 in Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 41.8117409
Longitude: -72.2500610

Family Members:

Parent

Rev Daniel Welch

(1726 - 1782)

Martha Cook Welch

(1735 - 1776)

Spouse

Chloe Evans Welch

(1763 - 1789)

Clarrissa Ashley Welch

(1757 - 1806)

Sally Daggett “Sarah” Russell Welch

(1763 - 1815)

Mary Throop Welch

(1774 - 1830)

Siblings

(1756 - 1756)

(1757 - 1832)

(1759 - 1785)

(1767 - 1815)

(1770 - 1837)

(1773 - 1815)

Children

Daniel Welch

(1785 - 1803)

Bela Welch

(1787 - 1826)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old Storrs Cemetery
Storrs, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8117409, -72.2500610

2. Storrs Cemetery New
Storrs, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8119240, -72.2562332

3. Gurleyville Cemetery
Gurleyville, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8150482, -72.2238617

4. Thompson Cemetery
Mansfield City, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8252678, -72.2283707

5. Pink Cemetery
Mansfield City, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8044014, -72.2807999

6. Hillside Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7817001, -72.2303009

7. Durkee Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8266100, -72.2092660

8. Wormwood Hill Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8300018, -72.1949997

9. Abbe Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7840840, -72.1917570

10. Knowlton Cemetery
Ashford, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8517647, -72.2022552

11. Cowles-Wheeler Cemetery
East Willington, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636169, -72.2311172

12. Coventry Cemetery
Coventry, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7590027, -72.2730255

13. Saint Mary Cemetery
Coventry, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7569695, -72.2736664

14. Mount Hope Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8185997, -72.1733017

15. Atwoodville Cemetery
Atwoodville, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7877998, -72.1785965

16. Nathan Hale Cemetery
Coventry, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7681007, -72.3080978

17. New Mansfield Center Cemetery
Mansfield Center, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7630844, -72.1939087

18. Olde Mansfield Center Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7619019, -72.1957550

19. Valley View Cemetery
Tolland, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8368060, -72.3345800

20. Willington Hill Cemetery
Willington, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8775740, -72.2729910

21. Old Willington Hill Cemetery
Willington Hill, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8784409, -72.2704315

22. Old West Cemetery
Willington, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8781242, -72.2752151

23. Hebron-Columbia Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7409210, -72.2605780

24. United Brethren of Hebron Cemetery
Mansfield, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7401700, -72.2600200