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Jesse Wells 1815 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Stanbridge Station, Quebec, Lower Canada

Death Date: 17 Jan 1874

Death Location: Myrtle Station, Durham, Ontario, Canada

Father: Simeon Wells

Mother: Olive Bryford

Spouse(s): Susan Hillacker

Children(s): Phinea Wells, Luidirilla Wells, Cinderella\Sindarilla Wells, Jesse Wells, Armenia Wells, Charlotte Wells, Hortense Wells, Lucy Wells, Cindarilla Wells

Jesse Wells was born in 1815 in Stanbridge Station, Quebec, Lower Canada, the child of Simeon (Robert) Wells and Olive C Bryford. Jesse Wells later married Susan Hillacker, and together they raised children including Phinea Cecilia Wells, Luidirilla Wells, Cinderella\Sindarilla Wells, Jesse Armando "A J" Wells, Armenia Elizabeth (Minnie) Wells, Charlotte Wells, Hortense Ophilia Wells, Lucy Phedora Wells and Cindarilla Wells. In 1874, Jesse Wells passed away in Myrtle Station, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Simeon Wells
1787 – 1863
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Olive Bryford
1786 – 1874
Birth Location: U.S.
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Spouses(s)

Susan Hillacker
1815 – 1872
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
SH

Children(s)

Phinea Wells
1840 –
Birth Location: Whitby Township, Ontario County, Ontario. Canada
PW
Luidirilla Wells
1844 –
Birth Location: Whitby Township, Ontario County, Ontario. Canada
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Cinderella\Sindarilla Wells
1844 – 1859
Birth Location: Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada
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Jesse Wells
1847 – 1885
Birth Location: Raglan, Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada
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Armenia Wells
1849 – 1907
Birth Location: Whitby Township, Ontario County, Ontario. Canada
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Charlotte Wells
1850 –
Birth Location: Whitby Township, Ontario County, Ontario. Upper Canada
CW
Hortense Wells
1855 – 1933
Birth Location: Whitby Township, Ontario County, Ontario. Canada
HW
Lucy Wells
1858 – 1925
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
LW
Cindarilla Wells
1864 – 1879
Birth Location: Whitby Township, Ontario County, Ontario. Canada
CW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1815
    Event Place: Stanbridge Station, Quebec, Lower Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871, Year: 1871; Census Place: Whitby West, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C-9974; Page: 16; Family No: 65, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1871
    Event Place: Whitby West, Ontario South, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871, Year: 1871; Census Place: Whitby West, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C-9974; Page: 16; Family No: 65

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario South
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Myrtle Station, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Myrtle, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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