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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

The story of Joseph Wells began in 1726 in Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. Joseph Wells married Thankful Shaler, and had children including Hannah Wells. Joseph Wells passed away in 1819 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Wells began in 1726 in Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
  • Joseph Wells married Thankful Shaler, and had children including Hannah Wells.
  • Joseph Wells passed away in 1819 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

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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Joseph Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wells
1726 – 1819
Birth Place: Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Thomas Wells
1694 – 1760
Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Merrill
1686 – 1770
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1658 – 1687
Dudley, Bridgenorth, Worcester, England
Grace Wright
1660 – 1697
Worcester, England
Thomas Merrill
1646 – 1711
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Rowe
1665 – 1693
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601 – 1654
Susannah Wilterton
1610 – 1673
Hugh Rowe
1617 – 1689
Abigail Stow
1620 – 1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1571 – 1626
Mary Blacksoll
1574 – 1609
Stephen Wilterton
1580 – 1672
Susanah Sheppard
1581 – 1581
Hugh Rowe
1563 – 1618
Elizabeth Bond
1563 – 1619
John Stowe
1600 – 1661
Abigail Wharam
1560 – 1655

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph Wells (28 Aug 1726 – 6 Nov 1819) m. Thankful Shaler (23 Jan 1725/6 – 13 Sep 1810)
  1. 1. Hannah Wells (20 Nov 1752 – 06 Aug 1775) m. Samuel Lamphere (17 Mar 1750 – 16 Mar 1834)
    1. 1. Levi (D) Lamphier (1775 – 1846) m. Rebecca Eldridge m. Celia Wood (1785 – 22 Jan 1867)
      1. 1. Olive Lamphier (July 1815 – 1900) m. Nathaniel (S) Scovel (7 Apr 1804 – 15 July 1862)
        1. 1. Norman (Ira) Scovel (31 MAR 1843 – 21 JUL 1898) m. Flora (Adelaide) Bartholomew (1 Jul 1855 – 1 Aug 1896)

Joseph Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1726
28 Aug 1726
Birth of Joseph Wells in Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1819
6 Nov 1819
Age 93
Death of Joseph Wells in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1726
    Event Place: Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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