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Joel Wells 1794–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 November 1794

Birth Location: Cumberland, KY, USA

Death Date: 1 Oct 1844

Death Location: Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father: Reverend Wells

Mother: Kitty White

Spouse(s): Mary Wells+

Children(s): Emma Wells, Nancy Wells, James Wells, Julia Pierce+, Mildred Kite+, Martha× Wells^+, Elizabeth Wells^+, John (Pvt-CW-U), Thomas Wells, Mary Wells

Joel Wells was born in 1794 in Cumberland, KY, USA, the child of Reverend David Wells And Kitty White. Joel Wells married Mary Martha Polly Allen Wells, and had children including Elizabeth Betsey Wells, Emma Emily Wells, James M Wells, John Allen Wells Pvt Cw U, Julia C Wells Pierce, Martha Wells, Mary Catherine Wells, Mildred Jane Wells Kite, Nancy Wells, Thomas C Wells. Joel Wells passed away in 1844 in Christian, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Joel Wells was born in 1794 in Cumberland, KY, USA, the child of Reverend David Wells And Kitty White.
  • Joel Wells married Mary Martha Polly Allen Wells, and had children including Elizabeth Betsey Wells, Emma Emily Wells, James M Wells, John Allen Wells Pvt Cw U, Julia C Wells Pierce, Martha Wells, Mary Catherine Wells, Mildred Jane Wells Kite, Nancy Wells, Thomas C Wells.
  • Joel Wells passed away in 1844 in Christian, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Wells's Ancestors

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Joel Wells
1794–1844
Birth Place: Cumberland, KY, USA
Parents
Reverend David Wells
1764–1840
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Kitty White
1768–1863
Virginia
Grandparents
Jesse (T) Wells
1731–1799
Kent, Delaware, USA
Sallie Mannon
1735–1771
Delaware, USA
William (White) QUAKER
1746–1832
England
Sara Bond
1745–1782
York, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
David Wells
1708–1759
Sarah Wellcome
1715–1760
Patience Wells
1707–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1673–1736
Elizabeth Clafin
1670–1717
William Wilcom
1689–1726
Charity Wilcom
1687–1724
Thomas Wells
1678–1732
Ann Hart-Wells
1678–1754

Joel Wells's Descendants

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Joel Wells (26 November 1794–1 Oct 1844) m. Mary (Martha "Polly"× (Allen)^) Wells+ (3 Sep 1799–21 Apr 1858)
  1. 1. Emma (Emily) Wells 1821–1900 m. Robert (S) Mathews 1816–1900
    1. 1. Joel (Robert) Mathews 1848–1919
      1. 1. Louis (Parker) Mathews 1889–1954
        1. 1. Helen (Carter) Mathews 1927–2002
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Mathews 1862–
    3. 3. Leverda Mathews 1857–
    4. 4. Henry Mathews 1854–
    5. 5. Willis (S) Mathews 1852–
  2. 2. Nancy Wells 1825–1871
    1. 1. William (A Reed) Sr. 1850–1917
      1. 1. William (Adrian Reed) Sr. 1903–1995
  3. 3. James (M) Wells 1832–
    1. 1. Charles (Malcolm) Wells 1875–1948
      1. 1. Malcolm (Everett) Wells 1910–2001
        1. 1. Jeanne (Lee) Wells 1937–2011
  4. 4. Julia (C.× (Wells)^) Pierce+ 1828–1908
  5. 5. Mildred (Jane× (Wells)^) Kite+ 1829–1875
  6. 6. Martha× Wells^+ 1827–1857
  7. 7. Elizabeth ("Betsey"×) Wells^+ 1823–1864
  8. 8. John (Allen× Wells^+) (Pvt-CW-U) 1820–1903
  9. 9. Thomas (C) Wells 1840–1845
  10. 10. Mary (Catherine) Wells 1836–1848

Joel Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1794
26 November 1794
Birth of Joel Wells in Cumberland, KY, USA
Cumberland, KY, USA
1844
1 Oct 1844
Age 50
Death of Joel Wells in Christian, Kentucky, United States
Christian, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 November 1794
    Event Place: Cumberland, KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1844
    Event Place: Christian, Kentucky, United States

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