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Henry S Wells 1804–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 22, 1804

Birth Location: Freehold, Greene Co., New York, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 1849

Death Location: Adams, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Desire Hulse

Mother: Benjamin Wells

Spouse(s): Harriett Westborok

Children(s): Susan Wells, Benjamin Wells, Mary Wells, Margaret Wells, Henry Jr, Daniel Wells, William Wells, George Wells, Stella Wells

Henry S Wells was born in 1804 in Freehold, Greene Co., New York, USA, the child of Desire Hulse And Benjamin Wells. Henry S Wells married Harriett Westborok, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Wells, Daniel Wells, George Washington Wells, Henry S Wells Jr, Margaret Wells, Mary D Wells, Stella P Wells, Susan E Wells, William Wells. Henry S Wells passed away in 1849 in Adams, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry S Wells was born in 1804 in Freehold, Greene Co., New York, USA, the child of Desire Hulse And Benjamin Wells.
  • Henry S Wells married Harriett Westborok, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Wells, Daniel Wells, George Washington Wells, Henry S Wells Jr, Margaret Wells, Mary D Wells, Stella P Wells, Susan E Wells, William Wells.
  • Henry S Wells passed away in 1849 in Adams, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Henry Wells's Ancestors

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Henry Wells
1804–1849
Birth Place: Freehold, Greene Co., New York, USA
Parents
Desire Hulse
1774–
New York
Benjamin Wells
1775–1828
Orange County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Wells's Descendants

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Henry (S) Wells (February 22, 1804–12 Jul 1849) m. Harriett Westborok (15 Sep 1805–23 Nov 1875)
  1. 1. Susan (E.) Wells 1825–1910
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Wells 1829–1898
  3. 3. Mary (D) Wells 1840–1897
  4. 4. Margaret Wells 1844–
  5. 5. Henry (S Wells) Jr 1846–1911
  6. 6. Daniel Wells 1831–1839
  7. 7. William Wells 1838–1841
  8. 8. George (Washington) Wells 1836–1895
  9. 9. Stella (P.) Wells 1828–1888

Henry Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1804
February 22, 1804
Birth of Henry S Wells in Freehold, Greene Co., New York, USA
Freehold, Greene Co., New York, USA
1849
12 Jul 1849
Age 45
Death of Henry S Wells in Burton, Adams, Illinois, United States
Burton, Adams, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 22, 1804
    Event Place: Freehold, Greene Co., New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1849
    Event Place: Burton, Adams, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adams, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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