Jonathan Sawyer Wells 1805–1867
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2 researchers on YourRoots have Jonathan Wells in their family trees — each with their own records and documentation. Trace the migration path across 4 generations. If this ancestor is in your tree too, you can compare what you've found and fill in the gaps together.
Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: A — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records
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Immediate Family
Biography
In 1805, Jonathan Sawyer Wells entered the world in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, born to judah wells and ethelinda otis. Jonathan Sawyer Wells married margaret gardner, and had children including erastus nelson wells, hannah cemantha mccrary, judah smith wells, julia ann wells, lyman briggs wells, margaret ann wells, nathaniel otis wells, sarah matilda drake. Jonathan Sawyer Wells passed away in 1867 in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America.
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1Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
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2Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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3Death Records Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates
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4Church Records Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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5Record Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men
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6Record Ancestry Family Tree
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7Record briggs.FTW
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8Record Gardner.FTW
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9Record Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
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10Record v6t1512.FTW
Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from Jonathan Wells
This ancestor line traces from County Dublin, Ireland (1704) to Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States (1805) across 4 generations.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Jonathan Wells (1805–1867) was born in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States and died in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
- Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Jonathan in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 4 generations of this lineage geographically.
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Jonathan Wells's Ancestors
Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record