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Jacob Jennings Wells 1805–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 1876

Death Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Tunis Wells

Mother: Margaret Williams

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Jacob Jennings Wells was born in 1805 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Tunis Augustinus Cochran Wells And Margaret Williams. Jacob Jennings Wells passed away in 1876 in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Jennings Wells was born in 1805 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Tunis Augustinus Cochran Wells And Margaret Williams.
  • Jacob Jennings Wells passed away in 1876 in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Jacob Wells's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Wells
1805–1876
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Tunis Augustinus Cochran Wells
1747–1809
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Margaret Williams
1767–1844
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Wells
1708–1767
Queen Anne's Co., Maryland
Lydia Alsford
–1785
Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Jacob Jennings Wells in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1876
17 September 1876
Age 71
Death of Jacob Jennings Wells in Knox County, Ohio, United States of America
Knox County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1876
    Event Place: Knox County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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