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Daniel Francis Wells 1802 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1802

Birth Location: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1894

Death Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Simeon Wells

Mother: Olive Bryford

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Daniel Francis Wells was born in 1802 in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Simeon (Robert) Wells and Olive C Bryford. In 1830, Daniel Francis Wells resided in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1852, Daniel Francis Wells resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Daniel Francis Wells passed away in 1894 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Daniel Francis Wells was born in 1802 in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Simeon (Robert) Wells and Olive C Bryford.
  • In 1830, Daniel Francis Wells resided in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1852, Daniel Francis Wells resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Daniel Francis Wells passed away in 1894 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Daniel Wells's Ancestors

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Daniel Wells
1802 – 1894
Birth Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Simeon (Robert) Wells
1787 – 1863
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Olive (C) Bryford
1786 – 1874
U.S.
Grandparents
Asahel Wells
1772 – 1829
Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Catherine Weld
1759 – 1847
Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Bryford
1760 –
New York
Sarah Spears
1760 –
Connecticut, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1742 – 1818
Olive Newton
1747 – 1837
Noah Weld
1725 – 1794
Eleanor Ellis
1729 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wells
1718 – 1780
Abigail Dickinson
1715 – 1797
Isaac Newton
1686 – 1754
Abigail Putnum
Lt. Weld
1697 – 1761
Elizabeth Tucker
1701 – 1784
Benjamin Ellis
1699 – 1750
Eleanor Cook
1707 – 1779

Daniel Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1802
17 Nov 1802
Birth of Daniel Francis Wells in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1830
1830
Age 28
Daniel Francis Wells resided here in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1852
1852
Age 50
Daniel Francis Wells resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1860
1860
Age 58
Daniel Francis Wells resided here in Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1894
18 Oct 1894
Age 92
Death of Daniel Francis Wells in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1802
    Event Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 52
    [2] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M653_77; Page: 2; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 61; Page: 303; Family History Library Film: 0337919

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M653_77; Page: 2; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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