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Humphrey Wells 1755 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1755

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: Apr 1824

Death Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Wells

Mother: Mary Holliday

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The story of Humphrey Wells began in 1755 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Humphrey Wells passed away in 1824 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Humphrey Wells began in 1755 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Humphrey Wells passed away in 1824 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Humphrey Wells's Ancestors

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Humphrey Wells
1755 – 1824
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Richard Davenport Wells
1720 – 1767
Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Mary Holliday
1711 – 1746
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard Wells
1617 – 1661
Boughton Aluph, Kent, England
Eleanor Robinson
1628 – 1696
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1599 – 1638
Alicia Wells
1597 – 1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1755
3 Sep 1755
Birth of Humphrey Wells in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1824
Apr 1824
Age 69
Death of Humphrey Wells in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1755
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1824
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

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