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Jacob Wells 1824 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1824

Birth Location: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 20 Feb 1911

Death Location: King Twp, York, Ontario

Father: James Wells

Mother: Hannah Roadhouse

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Children(s):

In 1824, Jacob Wells entered the world in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, born to James Wells and Hannah Roadhouse. Jacob Wells passed away in 1911 in King Twp, York, Ontario.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Jacob Wells entered the world in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, born to James Wells and Hannah Roadhouse.
  • Jacob Wells passed away in 1911 in King Twp, York, Ontario.

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Jacob Wells's Ancestors

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Jacob Wells
1824 – 1911
Birth Place: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Wells
1793 – 1865
Devises, Wiltshire,Scotland
Hannah Roadhouse
1799 – 1842
Pontefract, Monkfryston, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Wells
1760 – 1835
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Jane Martin
1761 – 1835
William Roadhouse
1774 – 1857
MonkFryston, W Riding, Yorkshire County, England
Elizabeth Crissey
1774 – 1864
Hemingbrough, W. Riding, Yorks, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wells
1734 – 1813
Elizabeth Farmer
1736 – 1760
Sarah Sykes
1746 – 1778
William Crissey
1702 – 1785
Elizabeth Chapman
1741 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1707 – 1735
Elizabeth Williams
1705 – 1800

Jacob Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1824
28 May 1824
Birth of Jacob Wells in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
1911
20 Feb 1911
Age 87
Death of Jacob Wells in King Twp, York, Ontario
King Twp, York, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1824
    Event Place: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1911
    Event Place: King Twp, York, Ontario

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