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Joseph Allen Wells 1835 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1835

Birth Location: West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Father: James Wells

Mother: Hannah Roadhouse

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jennie Wells

In 1835, Joseph Allen Wells entered the world in West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, born to James Wells and Hannah Roadhouse. Joseph Allen Wells had children including Jennie Maria Wells. Joseph Allen Wells passed away in 1914 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Joseph Allen Wells entered the world in West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, born to James Wells and Hannah Roadhouse.
  • Joseph Allen Wells had children including Jennie Maria Wells.
  • Joseph Allen Wells passed away in 1914 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wells's Ancestors

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Joseph Wells
1835 – 1914
Birth Place: West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Wells
1793 – 1865
Devises, Wiltshire,Scotland
Hannah Roadhouse
1799 – 1842
Pontefract, Monkfryston, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Wells
1760 – 1835
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Jane Martin
1761 – 1835
William Roadhouse
1774 – 1857
MonkFryston, W Riding, Yorkshire County, England
Elizabeth Crissey
1774 – 1864
Hemingbrough, W. Riding, Yorks, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wells
1734 – 1813
Elizabeth Farmer
1736 – 1760
Sarah Sykes
1746 – 1778
William Crissey
1702 – 1785
Elizabeth Chapman
1741 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1707 – 1735
Elizabeth Williams
1705 – 1800

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph (Allen) Wells (15 May 1835 – 1914)
  1. 1. Jennie (Maria) Wells (10 Nov 1863 – 5 May 1957) m. James (Alexander) Hector (1860 – 8 December 1899)
    1. 1. Ethelwin ("Lillie") Hector (2 Oct 1887 – 30 August 1957)
    2. 2. Josephine (Rowena) Hector (17 February 1889 – 23 May 1971)
    3. 3. James (Alexander Clifford) Hector (22 April 1890 – 03 May 1968)
    4. 4. Richard (Wells) Hector (1892 – 1980) m. Pearl Edna (22 April 1893 – 29 March 1968)
      1. 1. Muriel (Jean) Hector (8 November 1923 – 14 December 2015)
      2. 2. Marion (Allene) Hector (09 November 1924 – 21 January 2019)
      3. 3. Lorna (Rowena) Hector (13 May 1929 – July 23, 2001)
    5. 5. Evelyn (May) Hector (21 July 1894 – 11 July 1983)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Hector (28 October 1896 – 14 December 1897)
    7. 7. Harold (Alexander) Hector (22 January 1899 – 30 Dec 1973)

Joseph Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1835
15 May 1835
Birth of Joseph Allen Wells in West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
1914
1914
Age 79
Death of Joseph Allen Wells in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1835
    Event Place: West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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