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Joseph Francis Wells 1823 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1823

Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Father: Abraham Wells

Mother: Sarah Williams

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Joseph Francis Wells was born in 1823 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA, the child of Abraham Vaughan Wells and Sarah Williams. Joseph Francis Wells passed away in 1885 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Francis Wells was born in 1823 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA, the child of Abraham Vaughan Wells and Sarah Williams.
  • Joseph Francis Wells passed away in 1885 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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Joseph Wells's Ancestors

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Joseph Wells
1823 – 1885
Birth Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Abraham Vaughan Wells
1796 – 1862
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Williams
1797 – 1879
Greenbriar Co, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Adam Wells
1765 – 1840
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dorothy
1777 – 1797
Virginia, USA
Captain (John) WIlliams
1771 – 1837
, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Martha (Patsie) MCMillion
1773 – 1846
Greenbrier Co, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Wells
1733 – 1767
Elizabeth Merrett
1735 –
Martha McMillion
1742 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Wells\Willis
1704 – 1767
Sarah Hawksford
1706 – 1733

Joseph Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1823
30 Jun 1823
Birth of Joseph Francis Wells in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
1885
Abt. 1885
Age 62
Death of Joseph Francis Wells in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
1885
1885
Age 62
Death of Joseph Francis Wells in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1823
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1885
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

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