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Joseph B. Wells 1804–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1804

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 28 May 1877

Death Location: Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Tunis Wells

Mother: Margaret Williams

Spouse(s): Anna Shaw

Children(s): Charlotte Wells, Mary Wells, Rebecca Wells, Margaret Wells, James Wells, Sarah Nutt, Louisa Wells

Joseph B. Wells was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania, the child of Tunis Wells And Margaret Williams. In 1870, Joseph B. Wells resided in Jefferson, Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph B. Wells married Anna Shaw, and had children including Charlotte Frances Wells, James Allison Wells, Louisa Matilda Wells, Margaret Wells, Mary Ann Wells, Rebecca M Wells, Sarah Jane Nutt. Joseph B. Wells passed away in 1877 in Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph B. Wells was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania, the child of Tunis Wells And Margaret Williams.
  • In 1870, Joseph B. Wells resided in Jefferson, Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Joseph B. Wells married Anna Shaw, and had children including Charlotte Frances Wells, James Allison Wells, Louisa Matilda Wells, Margaret Wells, Mary Ann Wells, Rebecca M Wells, Sarah Jane Nutt.
  • Joseph B. Wells passed away in 1877 in Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wells's Ancestors

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Joseph Wells
1804–1877
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Tunis Wells
1747–1809
Frederick, Virginia
Margaret Williams
1767–1845
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph (B.) Wells (abt 1804–28 May 1877) m. Anna Shaw (abt 1809–3 Apr 1893)
  1. 1. Charlotte (Frances) Wells 1842–1908 m. Adam (Clarke) Nutt 1839–1882
    1. 1. Jos. (R.) Nutt 1870–1945 m. Eliz. Hasbrouse 1881–1937 m. Leora (C) Hay 1868–1926
      1. 1. Joseph (R Nutt) Jr 1910–1972 m. Sarah (E) Nutt 1913–1998
        1. 1. Janet (Elizabeth) Nutt 1933–2013
        2. 2. Virginia Nutt 1949–2013
      2. 2. Frances Nutt 1912–1962
      3. 3. David (C) Nutt 1920–
      4. 4. Robert (Hay) Nutt 1895–1948 m. Helen Nutt 1897–
    2. 2. Walter (R.) Nutt 1871–1958 m. Laura (M E) Seiberling 1870–
    3. 3. Lizzie Nutt 1860–
    4. 4. James (W) Nutt 1862–
    5. 5. Anna (B) Nutt 1867–
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Nutt 1876– m. Otto (Wm.) Akins 1876–
    7. 7. Thomas (L.) Nutt 1859–
    8. 8. Louise Nutt 1873–1943
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Wells 1826–1876
  3. 3. Rebecca (M.) Wells 1828–1908
  4. 4. Margaret Wells 1836–1870
  5. 5. James (Allison) Wells 1833–1892
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Nutt 1831–1899
  7. 7. Louisa (Matilda) Wells 1840–1913

Joseph Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1803
13 Apr 1803
Birth of Joseph B. Wells in Fayette, Pennsylvania
Fayette, Pennsylvania
1804
abt 1804
Birth of Joseph B. Wells in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1870
1870
Age 66
Joseph B. Wells resided here in Jefferson, Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Jefferson, Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1877
28 May 1877
Age 73
Death of Joseph B. Wells in Perryopolis, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Perryopolis, Fayette, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1803
    Event Place: Fayette, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1804
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jefferson, Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1877
    Event Place: Perryopolis, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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