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Joel Benjamin Wells 1795–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAY 1795

Birth Location: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 5 MAY 1841

Death Location: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Quartus Wells

Mother: Rhoda Benjamin

Spouse(s): Sarah Mirick

Children(s): Curtis Wells, Edward Wells, George Wells, Helen Wells

The story of Joel Benjamin Wells began in 1795 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Joel Benjamin Wells married Sarah Mirick, and had children including Curtis Baker Wells, Edward May Wells, George M Wells, Helen M Wells. Joel Benjamin Wells passed away in 1841 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Benjamin Wells began in 1795 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Joel Benjamin Wells married Sarah Mirick, and had children including Curtis Baker Wells, Edward May Wells, George M Wells, Helen M Wells.
  • Joel Benjamin Wells passed away in 1841 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joel Wells
1795–1841
Birth Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Quartus Wells
1764–1824
Deerfield Massachusetts
Rhoda Benjamin
1767–1815
Hardwick Massachusetts
Grandparents
Ebenezer Wells
1730–1783
Mercy Bardwell
1737–1801
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1693–1744
Sarah Hawks
1701–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliezer Hawks
1655–1727
Judith Smead
1671–1789

Joel Wells's Descendants

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Joel (Benjamin) Wells (16 MAY 1795–5 MAY 1841) m. Sarah Mirick (8 SEP 1796–BET 1841 AND 1902)
  1. 1. Curtis (Baker) Wells 1833–1891
  2. 2. Edward (May) Wells 1828–1894 m. Laura (Lee) Baker 1835–1913
  3. 3. George (M.) Wells 1838–1883 m. Elizabeth (Hawks) Wells 1845–1884
    1. 1. Abby (Tirrell) Wells 1876–1877
    2. 2. Catherine (E.) Wells 1875–1876
    3. 3. Charles (Royal) Wells 1881–1882
    4. 4. Joel (Benjamin) Wells 1878–1879
    5. 5. Sarah (Smead) Wells 1873–1874
  4. 4. Helen (M.) Wells 1837–1917 m. Chandler (A.) Field 1829–1874

Joel Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1795
16 MAY 1795
Birth of Joel Benjamin Wells in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
1841
1841
Age 46
Burial of Joel Benjamin Wells in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America
1841
5 MAY 1841
Age 46
Death of Joel Benjamin Wells in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1795
    Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 June 2019, 21:00), entry for Joel Benjamin Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8TB-6TY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joel B. Wells, 1841.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Joel B. Wells, 05 May 1841; citing Deerfield, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,806.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joel Benjamin Wells, 1841; Burial, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America, Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 102900717, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Joel Wells in entry for Curtis B. Wells, 31 Jul 1891; citing Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, v 418 p 499, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,503.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells in entry for Chandler A. Field and S. Helen Wells, 25 Feb 1869; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 186,146.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells in entry for George M. Wells and Elizabeth H. Wells, 18 Dec 1872; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 186,146.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells and Sarah Merritt, 19 Nov 1824; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 June 2019, 21:00), entry for Joel Benjamin Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8TB-6TY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joel Benjamin Wells, 1841; Burial, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America, Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 102900717, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells in entry for Chandler A. Field and S. Helen Wells, 25 Feb 1869; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 186,146.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells in entry for George M. Wells and Elizabeth H. Wells, 18 Dec 1872; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 186,146.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells and Sarah Merritt, 19 Nov 1824; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [6] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1841
    Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 June 2019, 21:00), entry for Joel Benjamin Wells(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8TB-6TY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joel B. Wells, 1841.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Joel B. Wells, 05 May 1841; citing Deerfield, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,806.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joel Benjamin Wells, 1841; Burial, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America, Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 102900717, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells in entry for Chandler A. Field and S. Helen Wells, 25 Feb 1869; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 186,146.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells in entry for George M. Wells and Elizabeth H. Wells, 18 Dec 1872; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 186,146.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Joel B. Wells and Sarah Merritt, 19 Nov 1824; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 2.
    [8] Public Member Trees

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