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Horace Lyman Wells 1853–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUN 1853

Birth Location: Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA

Death Date: 30 APR 1935

Death Location: Passaic Co., N.J., USA

Father: Walter Wells

Mother: Eliza Jones

Spouse(s): Edith Taylor, Minnie Maxon

Children(s): Horace Wells, William Wells, Eliza Wells, Charles Wells, Clarence Wells, Walter Wells, Edith Wells, Franklin Wells, Ella Wells, Winfield Wells, Bessie Wells, Howard Wells

In 1853, Horace Lyman Wells entered the world in Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA, born to Walter Raleigh Wells And Eliza H Jones. Horace Lyman Wells married Edith Josephine Taylor, Minnie J Maxon, and had children including Bessie May Wells, Charles Jefferson Wells, Clarence Everett Wells, Edith Josephine Wells, Eliza Maude Wells, Ella Minnie Wells, Franklin Horace Wells, Horace Raleigh Wells, Howard Laverne Wells, Walter Winfield Wells, William Henry Wells, Winfield Scott Wells. Horace Lyman Wells passed away in 1935 in Passaic Co., N.J., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Horace Lyman Wells entered the world in Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA, born to Walter Raleigh Wells And Eliza H Jones.
  • Horace Lyman Wells married Edith Josephine Taylor, Minnie J Maxon, and had children including Bessie May Wells, Charles Jefferson Wells, Clarence Everett Wells, Edith Josephine Wells, Eliza Maude Wells, Ella Minnie Wells, Franklin Horace Wells, Horace Raleigh Wells, Howard Laverne Wells, Walter Winfield Wells, William Henry Wells, Winfield Scott Wells.
  • Horace Lyman Wells passed away in 1935 in Passaic Co., N.J., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Wells
1820–1881
Birth Location: Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA
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Eliza Jones
1819–1858
Birth Location: Ct., USA
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Spouses(s)

Edith Taylor
1857–1891
Birth Location: Berlin, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., USA
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Minnie Maxon
1868–1936
Birth Location: Berlin, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., USA
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Children(s)

Horace Wells
1876–1955
Birth Location: Berlin, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., USA
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William Wells
1879–1889
Birth Location: Natick, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA
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Eliza Wells
1881–1967
Birth Location: Natick, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA
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Charles Wells
1884–1955
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York, New York Co., N.Y., USA
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Clarence Wells
1886–1963
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York, New York Co., N.Y., USA
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Walter Wells
1888–1890
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York, New York Co., N.Y., USA
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Edith Wells
1889–1951
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York, New York Co., N.Y., USA
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Franklin Wells
1892–1893
Birth Location: –
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Ella Wells
1894–1980
Birth Location: Pompton Lakes, Passaic Co., N.J., USA
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Winfield Wells
1896–1961
Birth Location: Pompton Lakes, Passaic Co., N.J., USA
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Bessie Wells
1897–1983
Birth Location: Pompton Lakes, Passaic Co., N.J., USA
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Howard Wells
1900–1970
Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic Co., N.J., USA
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Horace Wells's Ancestors

Self
Horace Wells
1853–1935
Birth Place: Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA
Parents
Walter Raleigh Wells
1820–1881
Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA
Eliza (H.) Jones
1819–1858
Ct., USA
Grandparents
James Wells
1789–1851
Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA
Sarah Skinner
1790–1860
Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA
Great-Grandparents
Austin Wells
1759–1849
Sarah Cowan
1761–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Welles
1721–1805
Mary Howell
1717–1776
James Cowan
Elizabeth Hunter

Horace Wells's Descendants

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Horace (Lyman) Wells (30 JUN 1853–30 APR 1935) m. Edith (Josephine) Taylor (2 FEB 1857–12 APR 1891) m. Minnie (J.) Maxon (15 MAY 1868–28 APR 1936)
  1. 1. Horace (Raleigh) Wells 1876–1955
  2. 2. William (Henry) Wells 1879–1889
  3. 3. Eliza (Maude) Wells 1881–1967
  4. 4. Charles (Jefferson) Wells 1884–1955
  5. 5. Clarence (Everett) Wells 1886–1963 m. Rhuenella Tintle 1897–1945
    1. 1. Rhuenella (M.) Wells 1916–1984
    2. 2. Anita (Irene) Wells 1925–1997 m. George (Irving) Dykstra 1921–2013
  6. 6. Walter (Winfield) Wells 1888–1890
  7. 7. Edith (Josephine) Wells 1889–1951
  8. 8. Franklin (Horace) Wells 1892–1893
  9. 9. Ella (Minnie) Wells 1894–1980
  10. 10. Winfield (Scott) Wells 1896–1961
  11. 11. Bessie (May) Wells 1897–1983
  12. 12. Howard (Laverne) Wells 1900–1970

Horace Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1853
30 JUN 1853
Birth of Horace Lyman Wells in Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA
Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA
1935
30 APR 1935
Age 82
Death of Horace Lyman Wells in Passaic Co., N.J., USA
Passaic Co., N.J., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1853
    Event Place: Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 APR 1935
    Event Place: Passaic Co., N.J., USA
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