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Jesse Wells 1855 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Bay City, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1914

Death Location: Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

Father: Elias Wells

Mother: Sarah Sargent

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In 1855, Jesse Wells entered the world in Bay City, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, born to Elias H Wells and Sarah A Sargent. Jesse Wells passed away in 1914 in Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Jesse Wells entered the world in Bay City, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, born to Elias H Wells and Sarah A Sargent.
  • Jesse Wells passed away in 1914 in Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.

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Jesse Wells's Ancestors

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Jesse Wells
1855 – 1914
Birth Place: Bay City, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
Parents
Elias H Wells
1819 – 1907
Stanbridge, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Sarah (A) Sargent
1816 – 1898
Stanbridge, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Simeon ((Robert)) Wells
1787 – 1863
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Olive (C) Bryford
1786 – 1874
U.S.
Great-Grandparents
Asahel Wells
1772 – 1829
Catherine Weld
1759 – 1847
Joseph Bryford
1760 –
Sarah Spears
1760 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1742 – 1818
Olive Newton
1747 – 1837
Noah Weld
1725 – 1794
Eleanor Ellis
1729 – 1779

Jesse Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1855
18 Jan 1855
Birth of Jesse Wells in Bay City, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
1914
19 Jul 1914
Age 59
Death of Jesse Wells in Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Bay City, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

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