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Eleazer Merrill Wells 1782–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1782

Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America

Father: John Wells

Mother: Lois Foote

Spouse(s): Amy Akin

Children(s): Almira Yauney, Sally Edwards, Louisa Fraser, Rhoda Gross, Eleazer Jr, David Wells, George Wells

Eleazer Merrill Wells was born in 1782 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, the child of John Wells And Lois Foote. Eleazer Merrill Wells married Amy Akin, and had children including Almira Wells Yauney, David Akin Wells, Eleazer Merrill Wells Jr, George Washington Wells, Louisa Fraser, Rhoda Gross, Sally Maria Edwards. Eleazer Merrill Wells passed away in 1860 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eleazer Merrill Wells was born in 1782 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, the child of John Wells And Lois Foote.
  • Eleazer Merrill Wells married Amy Akin, and had children including Almira Wells Yauney, David Akin Wells, Eleazer Merrill Wells Jr, George Washington Wells, Louisa Fraser, Rhoda Gross, Sally Maria Edwards.
  • Eleazer Merrill Wells passed away in 1860 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America.

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Eleazer Wells's Ancestors

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Eleazer Wells
1782–1860
Birth Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
John Wells
1739–1806
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Lois Foote
1746–1815
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Wells
1710–1795
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah Baker
1715–1795
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Samuel Foote
1719–1775
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Lois Loomis
1724–1781
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wells
1688–1754
Rachel Cadwell
1689–1787
Daniel Foote
1689–1740
Mary Collier
1698–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1662–1739
Hannah Butler
1667–1725
Samuel Foote
1649–1689
Mary Merrick
1647–1690

Eleazer Wells's Descendants

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Eleazer (Merrill) Wells (30 Mar 1782–1860) m. Amy Akin (6 May 1788–1858)
  1. 1. Almira (Wells) Yauney 1813–1847
  2. 2. Sally (Maria) Edwards 1810–1896
  3. 3. Louisa Fraser 1820–1874
  4. 4. Rhoda Gross 1823–1898
  5. 5. Eleazer (Merrill Wells) Jr 1815–1837
  6. 6. David (Akin) Wells 1828–1903
  7. 7. George (Washington) Wells 1811–1892 m. Helen (Mary) Yard 1786–1901
    1. 1. Amy (L) Wells 1845–
    2. 2. John (E) Wells 1849– m. Julia Clarkson 1855–1920
      1. 1. Maud (Esther) Wells 1878–1952 m. Harry (Robinson) Strait 1873–1936
        1. 1. Dorothy Strait 1907–1976 m. Thomas (John) Smurdon 1902–1978
    3. 3. George (W) Wells 1852–
    4. 4. Harriet (M) Wells 1854–
    5. 5. Rodney (H) Wells 1856–
    6. 6. Frazier (M) Wells 1858–1935 m. Ida (M) Roberts 1861–1911
      1. 1. Myrtle (Ella) Schlicker 1887–1963
      2. 2. William (Edward) Wells 1882–1961
      3. 3. Hazel (Fern) Wells 1894–1972 m. James (Gardner) Miller 1886–1954
        1. 1. Florence (Juanita) Miller 1917–1993 m. Aubrey (Robert) Turner 1914–2000
      4. 4. Ruth (Mable) Wells 1898–1988 m. Joseph (George) Tronchetti 1899–1951
    7. 7. Marcellas Wells 1862–
    8. 8. Edward (A) Wells 1865–
    9. 9. Isadore Wells 1867–
    10. 10. Nathan Wells 1869–
    11. 11. David Wells 1870–

Eleazer Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1782
30 Mar 1782
Birth of Eleazer Merrill Wells in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1860
26 Nov 1860
Age 78
Death of Eleazer Merrill Wells in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America
Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 78
Burial of Eleazer Merrill Wells in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America
Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1782
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1860
    Event Place: Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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