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Benjamin Allen Wells 1835–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 9 Aug 1897

Death Location: Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Benjamin Wells

Mother: Catherine Chappell

Spouse(s): Sarah Townsend, Maria Oulton

Children(s): Annabell Wells, Albert Wells, Hattie Wells, Mary Wells, Lillie Wells

Benjamin Allen Wells was born in 1835 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Benjamin Allen Wells And Catherine Allen Chappell. In 1852, Benjamin Allen Wells resided in Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Ca. In 1861, Benjamin Allen Wells resided in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Benjamin Allen Wells married Maria Louisa Oulton, Sarah Ann Townsend, and had children including Albert Patterson Wells, Annabell Wells, Hattie Wells, Lillie Eugene Wells, Mary Wells. Benjamin Allen Wells passed away in 1897 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Allen Wells was born in 1835 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Benjamin Allen Wells And Catherine Allen Chappell.
  • In 1852, Benjamin Allen Wells resided in Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Ca.
  • In 1861, Benjamin Allen Wells resided in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Benjamin Allen Wells married Maria Louisa Oulton, Sarah Ann Townsend, and had children including Albert Patterson Wells, Annabell Wells, Hattie Wells, Lillie Eugene Wells, Mary Wells.
  • Benjamin Allen Wells passed away in 1897 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Wells
1799–1890
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Catherine Chappell
1805–1880
Birth Location: Tidnish Head, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Townsend
1851–1880
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Maria Oulton
1865–1925
Birth Location: , , New Brunswick, Canada
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Children(s)

Annabell Wells
1875–1967
Birth Location: Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Albert Wells
1879–1908
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Hattie Wells
1878–1906
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Mary Wells
1874–1890
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Lillie Wells
1895–1991
Birth Location: Upper Point De Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Benjamin Wells's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wells
1835–1897
Birth Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Benjamin Allen Wells
1799–1890
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Catherine (Allen) Chappell
1805–1880
Tidnish Head, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Wells's Descendants

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Benjamin (Allen) Wells (3 Apr 1835–9 Aug 1897) m. Sarah (Ann) Townsend (8 Sep 1851–Jan 1880) m. Maria (Louisa) Oulton (16 Jun 1865–27 JAN 1925)
  1. 1. Annabell Wells 1875–1967 m. Samuel (William Frederick) Oulton 1869–1940
    1. 1. Allen (Wells) Oulton 1894–1964
    2. 2. Arthur (Melville) Oulton 1907–1997
    3. 3. Carman (Frederick) Oulton 1917–1918
    4. 4. Earl (Robert) Oulton 1900–1993
    5. 5. Harold Oulton 1903–1972
    6. 6. John (Pickard) Oulton 1896–1974
    7. 7. William (Roger) Oulton 1905–1978
  2. 2. Albert (Patterson) Wells 1879–1908
  3. 3. Hattie Wells 1878–1906
  4. 4. Mary Wells 1874–1890
  5. 5. Lillie (Eugene) Wells 1895–1991 m. James Marshall 1882–1974

Benjamin Wells's Timeline

6 Records

1835
3 Apr 1835
Birth of Benjamin Allen Wells in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1852
1852
Age 17
Benjamin Allen Wells resided here in Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
1861
1861
Age 26
Benjamin Allen Wells resided here in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1881
1881
Age 46
Benjamin Allen Wells resided here in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1891
1891
Age 56
Benjamin Allen Wells resided here in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1897
9 Aug 1897
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Allen Wells in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_998; Page: 7; Line: 29
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 102
    [3] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13184; Page: 22; Family No: 115
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [6] New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, Provincial Archives Of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_998; Page: 7; Line: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13184; Page: 22; Family No: 115

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 102

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Findagrave, Benjamin A Wells 9 Aug 1897

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, Provincial Archives Of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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