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Joseph Wells 1726 – 1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1726

Birth Location: Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 6 Nov 1819

Death Location: Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Merrill

Spouse(s): Thankful Shaler

Children(s): Hannah Wells

Born in 1726 in Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, Joseph Wells was the child of Thomas Wells and Elizabeth Merrill. In time, Joseph Wells married Thankful Shaler, and they raised a family that included Hannah Wells. Joseph Wells died in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States in 1819.

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Parents

Thomas Wells
1694 – 1760
Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, England
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Elizabeth Merrill
1686 – 1770
Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Thankful Shaler
1725 – 1810
Birth Location: Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Hannah Wells
1752 – 1775
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Aug 1726
    Event Place: Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Nov 1819
    Event Place: Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
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