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Jemima Wells 1782–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Mar 1856

Death Location: Harlan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: Zachariah Sgt.

Mother: Abigail Osborn

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The story of Jemima Wells began in 1782 in Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States. Jemima Wells passed away in 1856 in Harlan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jemima Wells began in 1782 in Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States.
  • Jemima Wells passed away in 1856 in Harlan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Jemima Wells's Ancestors

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Jemima Wells
1782–1856
Birth Place: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Zachariah Wells Sgt.
1739–1825
Eastern, Giles, Virginia, United States
Abigail (Elizabeth) Osborn
1757–1844
Orange, VA, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Tidley Wells Sr..) Col.
1722–1808
St Pauls Epis, Baltimore, MD USA
Nancy (Anne) Brown
1723–1766
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Caleb Osborne
1725–1781
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
Mary Whittaker
1735–1821
Russell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ann Wells
1690–1762
George Brown
1690–1770
Mary Stevenson
1716–1776
Jonathan Osborne
1697–1760
Gretta Holman
1701–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Osborne
1674–1716
Ann Carter
1675–1775

Jemima Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Jemima Wells in Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
1856
15 Mar 1856
Age 74
Death of Jemima Wells in Harlan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Harlan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Harlan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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