Series 3: Welles, Safford, Fiske and Hulbert families

This series consists of material relating to Knowlton Durham's maternal family line. Knowlton's mother Clarissa Safford Welles Durham (1849-1907) and her sisters Sarah and Mary were born to Henry Woolsey Welles (1818-1860) and Susan Martin Safford Welles. Henry Woolsey Welles was the son of John Welles (1776-1855) and Sarah Rice Hulbert (1806-1868) and the grandson of Rev. Dr. Noah Welles (1718-1777) and Abigail Woolsey (1731-1812), and his sisters were Mary Elizabeth Welles Paine (1813-1862) and Helen Welles Douglas (1821-1880). Susan Martin Safford Welles was the daughter of John Safford. Miss Mary H. Fiske, Mrs. John C. Knowlton (sister-in-law to George Knowlton) and Mr. John Fiske were Clarissa Durham's first cousins.