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Jeremiah Wells 1779–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

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

Death Date: 18 Nov 1845

Death Location: Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: Zachariah Sr

Mother: Abigail Wells

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In 1779, Jeremiah Wells entered the world in Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States, born to Zachariah Zachery Wells Sr And Abigail Elizabeth Osborne Wells. Jeremiah Wells passed away in 1845 in Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Jeremiah Wells entered the world in Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States, born to Zachariah Zachery Wells Sr And Abigail Elizabeth Osborne Wells.
  • Jeremiah Wells passed away in 1845 in Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Jeremiah Wells's Ancestors

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Jeremiah Wells
1779–1845
Birth Place: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr
1739–1825
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Abigail ((Elizabeth) Osborne) Wells
1757–1856
Big Stone Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Dr. (Colonel Richard Tidley Wells) Sr
1721–1808
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Nancy (Anne) Brown
1722–1766
Westminster, St George's County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1668–1771
Ann Thornborough
1690–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeremiah Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Jeremiah Wells in Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
1845
18 Nov 1845
Age 66
Death of Jeremiah Wells in Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States
Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States

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