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Elijah Wells 1769–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne

Death Date: 1 October 1844

Death Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Father: David Wells

Mother: Susannah Traylor

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In 1769, Elijah Wells entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne, born to David Wells And Susannah Traylor. Elijah Wells passed away in 1844 in Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1769, Elijah Wells entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne, born to David Wells And Susannah Traylor.
  • Elijah Wells passed away in 1844 in Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.

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Elijah Wells's Ancestors

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Elijah Wells
1769–1844
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
Parents
David Wells
1730–1798
Bristol Parish, Prince George, VA
Susannah Traylor
1734–1798
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Wells
1702–1767
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Frances (Elam) Baker
1708–1783
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1675–1716
Sarah Hawksford
1690–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1644–1721
Elizabeth Pate
1648–1693

Elijah Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1769
1769
Birth of Elijah Wells in Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
1844
1 October 1844
Age 75
Death of Elijah Wells in Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1844
    Event Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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