Sophia (Woodhouse) Welles (1799 - 1883) FAMOUS BONNET MAKER Historic Wethersfield Connecticut

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Inventor and businesswoman Sophia (Woodhouse) Welles married Gurdon Welles was a bonnet maker to which even Louisa Catherine Adams the wife of President John Quincy Adams and Dolley Madison wore her Bonnet frequently. See Sophia Woodhouse’s Grass Bonnets

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WikiTree profile: Sophia Welles
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Sophia Woodhouse birth location is Wethersfield, Hartford, CT per Connecticut Vital Records, Prior to 1850
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