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Elisha Wells 1797–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 APR 1797

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Death Date: 8 AUG 1873

Death Location: Hatfield,, Massachusetts

Father: Elisha Wells

Mother: Tirza Severance

Spouse(s): Mary Allis, Achsah Eudy

Children(s): Arthur Wells, Elisha Wells, Henry Wells, Mark Wells, Mary Wells, Sophia Wells, William Wells

The story of Elisha Wells began in 1797 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. In 1870, Elisha Wells resided in Massachusetts, United States. Elisha Wells married Achsah Eudy, Mary Allis, and had children including Arthur Wells, Elisha Wells, Henry Wells, Mark Wells, Mary Wells, Sophia W Wells, William Allis Wells. Elisha Wells passed away in 1873 in Hatfield,, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Wells began in 1797 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
  • In 1870, Elisha Wells resided in Massachusetts, United States.
  • Elisha Wells married Achsah Eudy, Mary Allis, and had children including Arthur Wells, Elisha Wells, Henry Wells, Mark Wells, Mary Wells, Sophia W Wells, William Allis Wells.
  • Elisha Wells passed away in 1873 in Hatfield,, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Wells
1759–1836
Birth Location: Greenfield, Franklin County, MA
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Tirza Severance
1764–1827
Birth Location: Greenfield, Franklin County, MA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Allis
1799–1832
Birth Location: <Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts>
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Achsah Eudy
1796–1838
Birth Location: <Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts>
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Children(s)

Arthur Wells
1834–1818
Birth Location: <Belchertown, MA>
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Elisha Wells
1821–1895
Birth Location: Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts
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Henry Wells
1827–1828
Birth Location: Deerfield, Frank, Mass.
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Mark Wells
1828–1829
Birth Location: Deerfield,Franklin,Massachusetts
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Mary Wells
1825–1904
Birth Location: Deerfield, Frank, Mass.
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Sophia Wells
1823–1837
Birth Location: Deerfield, Franklin, Mass.
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William Wells
1832–1881
Birth Location: Deerfield, Franklin, MA
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Elisha Wells's Ancestors

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Elisha Wells
1797–1873
Birth Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Parents
Elisha Wells
1759–1836
Greenfield, Franklin County, MA
Tirza Severance
1764–1827
Greenfield, Franklin County, MA
Grandparents
Elisha Wells
1731–1792
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Abigail Brooks
1735–1772
Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Wells
1695–1768
Elizabeth Smead
1698–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Wells
1669–1708
Mary Waite
1673–1703
Ebenezer Smead
1675–1753
Esther Catlin
1671–1733

Elisha Wells's Descendants

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Elisha Wells (29 APR 1797–8 AUG 1873) m. Mary Allis (1799–30 NOV 1832) m. Achsah Eudy (1796–BET 1838 AND 1891)
  1. 1. Arthur Wells 1834–1818
  2. 2. Elisha Wells 1821–1895 m. Lois (H.) Hare 1830–1882
    1. 1. Charles (A.) Wells 1849–1878 m. Sarah (Jane) Perry 1850–1877
    2. 2. Frank (Bacon) Wells 1854–1886 m. Helen (T.) Sheldon 1851–1886
      1. 1. Marjorie (Frances) Wells 1882–1883
      2. 2. Roy (Amidon) Wells 1883–1884
    3. 3. Mary (W.) Wells 1864–1878 m. Warren Childs 1847–1881
    4. 4. Theron (B.) Wells 1861–1890 m. Lillie Naumyer 1844–1889
      1. 1. Mabel (E.) Wells 1885–1886
      2. 2. Richard Wells 1886–1887
  3. 3. Henry Wells 1827–1828
  4. 4. Mark Wells 1828–1829
  5. 5. Mary Wells 1825–1904 m. David Billings 1808–1887
  6. 6. Sophia (W.) Wells 1823–1837 m. Alpheus Cowles 1820–1909
  7. 7. William (Allis) Wells 1832–1881 m. Lucinda Crosier 1834–1912
    1. 1. Alfred (D.) Wells 1865–1866
    2. 2. Archie (L.) Wells 1872–1872
    3. 3. Arthur (F.) Wells 1869–1870
    4. 4. Charles (S.) Wells 1874–1923
    5. 5. Della (M.) Wells 1877–1882
    6. 6. Elisha (L.) Wells 1859–1861
    7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wells 1867–1873
    8. 8. Frank (H.) Wells 1877–1878
    9. 9. Henry (C.) Wells 1862–1957
    10. 10. Mary Wells 1858–1865
    11. 11. William (I.) Wells 1856–1857

Elisha Wells's Timeline

6 Records

1797
29 APR 1797
Birth of Elisha Wells in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1797
29 APR 1797
Elisha Wells was christened in , , Massachusetts, United States
, , Massachusetts, United States
1870
1870
Age 73
Elisha Wells resided here in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts, United States
1870
1870
Age 73
Elisha Wells resided here in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts, United States
1872
8 AUG 1872
Age 75
Elisha Wells resided here in Hatfield, Massachusetts
Hatfield, Massachusetts
1873
8 AUG 1873
Age 76
Death of Elisha Wells in Hatfield,, Massachusetts
Hatfield,, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 APR 1797
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 August 2017, 04:38), entry for Elisha Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHT9-6SH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 13 July 2016), Elisha Wells, 29 Apr 1797; citing Birth, Hatfield, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 08 Aug 1872; citing Hatfield, Massachusetts, v 248 p 77, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,200.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 13 Oct 1792; citing GREENFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 250,325.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Achsah Endy, 16 Jan 1834; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873741 IT 3.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 27 Dec 1866; citing Leyden, Massachusetts, v 192 p 247, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,188.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 18 Dec 1822; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 27 Dec 1866; citing Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference 221; FHL microfilm 250,327.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for Otis C. Wells, 24 Jul 1885; citing Hatfield, Massachusetts, v 365 p 14, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,229.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for David F. Wells, 27 May 1866; citing Hatfield, Massachusetts, v 193 p 56, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,188.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for Mary A. Wells Billings, 04 Apr 1904; citing Hatfield, Massachusetts, v 47 cn 251, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,069,520.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 12 April 2016), Elisha Wells, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 36, family 294, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,120.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 14 Jan 1823; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 14,766, 186,122.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 29 Apr 1797; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for Eunice White Wells, 21 Mar 1825; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for David Field Wells, 12 Jan 1824; citing CONWAY,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 29 APR 1797
    Event Place: , , Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 August 2017, 04:38), entry for Elisha Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHT9-6SH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 13 July 2016), Elisha Wells, 1797.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 13 Oct 1792; citing GREENFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 250,325.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Achsah Endy, 16 Jan 1834; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873741 IT 3.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 18 Dec 1822; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 14 Jan 1823; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 14,766, 186,122.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 29 Apr 1797; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for Eunice White Wells, 21 Mar 1825; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for David Field Wells, 12 Jan 1824; citing CONWAY,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1872
    Event Place: Hatfield, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 August 2017, 04:38), entry for Elisha Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHT9-6SH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 13 Oct 1792; citing GREENFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 250,325.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Achsah Endy, 16 Jan 1834; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873741 IT 3.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 18 Dec 1822; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 14 Jan 1823; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 14,766, 186,122.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 29 Apr 1797; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for Eunice White Wells, 21 Mar 1825; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for David Field Wells, 12 Jan 1824; citing CONWAY,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1873
    Event Place: Hatfield,, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 August 2017, 04:38), entry for Elisha Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHT9-6SH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 08 Aug 1872; citing Hatfield, Massachusetts, v 248 p 77, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,200.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 13 Oct 1792; citing GREENFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 250,325.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Achsah Endy, 16 Jan 1834; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873741 IT 3.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 27 Dec 1866; citing Leyden, Massachusetts, v 192 p 247, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,188.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 18 Dec 1822; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 27 Dec 1866; citing Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference 221; FHL microfilm 250,327.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 14 Jan 1823; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 14,766, 186,122.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 29 Apr 1797; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for Eunice White Wells, 21 Mar 1825; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for David Field Wells, 12 Jan 1824; citing CONWAY,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 11 August 2017, 04:38), entry for Elisha Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHT9-6SH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 13 Oct 1792; citing GREENFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 250,325.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Achsah Endy, 16 Jan 1834; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873741 IT 3.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 18 Dec 1822; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells and Louisa Field, 14 Jan 1823; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 14,766, 186,122.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells, 29 Apr 1797; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for Eunice White Wells, 21 Mar 1825; citing HATFIELD,HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 186,122.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Elisha Wells in entry for David Field Wells, 12 Jan 1824; citing CONWAY,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
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