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Ira Wells 1781–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1781

Birth Location: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 May 1855

Death Location: Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Father: Col WELLS

Mother: Rachel Nims

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Ira Wells was born in 1781 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Col Daniel Wells And Rachel Nims. Ira Wells passed away in 1855 in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Ira Wells was born in 1781 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Col Daniel Wells And Rachel Nims.
  • Ira Wells passed away in 1855 in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

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Ira Wells's Ancestors

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Ira Wells
1781–1855
Birth Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Col Daniel WELLS
1744–1823
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
Rachel Nims
1749–1823
Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Nims
1718–1793
Deerfield, Franklin, MA, United States
Esther Martindale
1722–1807
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
**John I
1679–1762
Nims
1688–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Geoffroy NIMS-TOUATOGOUACH
1648–1705
Nims
1653–1688
Mehitable SMEAD
1667–1704
Jeremiah Hull
1663–1691

Ira Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1781
12 Sep 1781
Birth of Ira Wells in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
1855
20 May 1855
Age 74
Death of Ira Wells in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1781
    Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1855
    Event Place: Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

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