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Horace Wells 1797–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 DEC 1797

Birth Location: Hartford CT

Death Date: 16 MAY 1851

Death Location: Oxford OH

Father: Oliver Wells

Mother: Tirzah Talcott

Spouse(s): Sarah Whipple

Children(s): Charles Wells, Cornelia Wells

Horace Wells was born in 1797 in Hartford CT, the child of Oliver Wells And Tirzah Talcott. Horace Wells married Sarah Hewes Whipple, and had children including Charles Wells, Cornelia Wells. Horace Wells passed away in 1851 in Oxford OH.

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Biography

  • Horace Wells was born in 1797 in Hartford CT, the child of Oliver Wells And Tirzah Talcott.
  • Horace Wells married Sarah Hewes Whipple, and had children including Charles Wells, Cornelia Wells.
  • Horace Wells passed away in 1851 in Oxford OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Wells
1774–1836
Birth Location: Windsor CT
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Tirzah Talcott
1777–1824
Birth Location: Bolton CT
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Whipple
1801–1832
Birth Location: Hartford CT
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Children(s)

Charles Wells
1822–1887
Birth Location: Newington,, Connecticut
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Cornelia Wells
1831–1909
Birth Location: Green TWP, Hamilton Co. OH
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Horace Wells's Ancestors

Self
Horace Wells
1797–1851
Birth Place: Hartford CT
Parents
Oliver Wells
1774–1836
Windsor CT
Tirzah Talcott
1777–1824
Bolton CT
Grandparents
Joshua Talcott
1750–1804
Bolton CT
Jemima Howard
1749–1789
Bolton CT
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Talcott
1711–1799
Rachel Hollister
1712–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hollister
1672–1741
Dorothy Hills
1677–1741

Horace Wells's Descendants

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Horace Wells (29 DEC 1797–16 MAY 1851) m. Sarah (Hewes) Whipple (6 DEC 1801–29 OCT 1832)
  1. 1. Charles Wells 1822–1887
    1. 1. Cora Wells 1869–1960 m. Horace (Wells) Sellers 1857–1933
      1. 1. Charles (Coleman) Sellers 1903– m. Helen (Earle) Gilbert 1903– m. Barbara (Stow) Roberts 1901–1979
      2. 2. Horace (Wells Sellers) Jr. 1900–1902
      3. 3. Jessie Sellers 1906–1985 m. Kenneth (Betts) Walton 1901–
      4. 4. Lester (Hoadley) Sellers 1901–1971 m. Elizabeth (Therese) Tyler 1907–1975
  2. 2. Cornelia Wells 1831–1909 m. Coleman Sellers 1827–1907
    1. 1. Coleman Sellers 1852–1922 m. Helen (Graham) Jackson 1852–1939
      1. 1. Coleman (Sellers) III 1893–1957 m. Kathlyne Shattuck 1895–
        1. 1. Coleman (Sellers) IV 1917–1942
        2. 2. Frank (Rodman Shattuck) Sellers 1920–2013 m. Julia (Dorrance) Wood 1922–
        3. 3. William (Woodward) Sellers 1921–2006 m. Nancy Fields 1926–
      2. 2. Cornelia (Beach) Sellers 1885–1958 m. Enoch (Lewis) Burnham 1883–1919
        1. 1. Alan Burnham 1913–1984
        2. 2. Joan Burnham 1916–1967
      3. 3. Helen (Jackson) Sellers 1887–1970 m. Archibald (Hyde) Ehle 1879–1970
      4. 4. Marjorie Sellers 1882–1945 m. James (Cadwallader) Sellers 1880–1942
        1. 1. David Sellers 1921–1945
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Gibbons) Sellers 1911– m. Marcel (Kahle) Peck 1910–1990
        3. 3. Helen (Jackson) Sellers 1917–1970 m. Ernest (Richard) Harris 1916–
        4. 4. James (Townsend) Sellers 1907–1962 m. Gertrude (Evelyn) Sligh 1908–1990
        5. 5. John (Coleman) Sellers 1920–1969 m. Isabel Sweeney 1924–
        6. 6. Marjorie Sellers 1910–1988 m. Henry (Brunt) Riepe 1908–1986
    2. 2. Horace (Wells) Sellers 1857–1933 m. Cora Wells 1869–1960
    3. 3. Jessie Sellers 1855–1932 m. Sabin (Woolworth) Colton 1847–1925
      1. 1. Harold (Sellers) Colton 1881–1970 m. Mary (Russell) Ferrell 1884–1971
        1. 1. Joseph (Ferrell) Colton 1914–1999 m. Dorothy (May) Heck 1907–1992
        2. 2. Sabin (Woolworth Colton) IV 1914–1924
      2. 2. Mildred Colton 1883–1918 m. Robert (Pegram) Esty 1878–1958
        1. 1. Donald (Colton) Esty 1914–2006 m. Mae (Estelle) Welfley 1920– m. Bette Parsons 1918–2000
        2. 2. Mildred Esty 1915–1977
      3. 3. Ralph (Lester) Colton 1891–1931 m. Florence (Lucile) WILSON 1893–1974
        1. 1. Ralph (Lester Colton) Jr 1918– m. Christiane (Madeline) Dylion 1922–
        2. 2. Rosalind (Jessie) COLTON 1921–2012 m. George (Lee) Hodge 1921–2017
        3. 3. Sabin (Woodworth Colton) V 1926–1985 m. Graeme Grosvenor 1926–2009
      4. 4. Sabin (W. Colton) III 1888–1890
      5. 5. Suzanne (Beaumont) Colton 1895–1933 m. Robert (Thomas) Wilson 1896–1947
        1. 1. Robert (Thomas Wilson) Jr 1920–1944

Horace Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1797
29 DEC 1797
Birth of Horace Wells in Hartford CT
Hartford CT
1851
21 MAY 1851
Age 54
Horace Wells - Will in Will filed in Hamilton Co., OH Probate Court
Will filed in Hamilton Co., OH Probate Court
1851
16 MAY 1851
Age 54
Death of Horace Wells in Oxford OH
Oxford OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1797
    Event Place: Hartford CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1851
    Event Place: Will filed in Hamilton Co., OH Probate Court

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1851
    Event Place: Oxford OH
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