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Elijah Wells 1740–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1740

Birth Location: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 Mar 1786

Death Location: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Wells

Mother: Sarah Allen

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The story of Elijah Wells began in 1740 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Elijah Wells passed away in 1786 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Wells began in 1740 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elijah Wells passed away in 1786 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Elijah Wells's Ancestors

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Elijah Wells
1740–1786
Birth Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Wells
1700–1746
Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Sarah Allen
1704–1761
Windsor, Hartford, Conn.
Grandparents
Ebenezer Wells
1669–1702
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Waite
1672–1704
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Allen
1664–1745
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Hastings
1671–1732
New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1620–1676
Mary Beardsley
1631–1691
Benjamin Waite
1645–1704
Martha Leonard
1649–1704
Daniel Allen
1604–1684
Mary Sherman
1615–1689
John Hastings
1643–1720
Lydia Champney
1639–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Wells
1590–1645
Frances BelcherBelches
1598–1698
William Beardsley
1605–1661
Mary Harvey
1605–1661
Thomas Waite
1601–1665
Eleanor Paine
1618–1669
John Leonard*
1615–1676
Sarah Tilton)
1621–1711
John (Deacon)
1603–1657
Anne Means
1615–1666

Elijah Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1740
20 Jul 1740
Birth of Elijah Wells in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
1786
10 Mar 1786
Age 46
Death of Elijah Wells in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1740
    Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1786
    Event Place: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

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