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Josiah Wells 1721–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 SEP 1721

Birth Location: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Dummerston Center, Windham County, Vermont

Father: Josiah Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Smead

Spouse(s): Experience Dickinson

Children(s): Amos Wells, Asa Wells, Aseneth Wells, Emma Wells, John Wells, Martha Wells, Ner Wells

The story of Josiah Wells began in 1721 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Josiah Wells married Experience Dickinson, and had children including Amos Wells, Asa Wells, Aseneth Wells, Emma Wells, John Wells, Martha Wells, Ner Wells. Josiah Wells passed away in 1790 in Dummerston Center, Windham County, Vermont.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Wells began in 1721 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Josiah Wells married Experience Dickinson, and had children including Amos Wells, Asa Wells, Aseneth Wells, Emma Wells, John Wells, Martha Wells, Ner Wells.
  • Josiah Wells passed away in 1790 in Dummerston Center, Windham County, Vermont.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Wells
1695–1768
Birth Location: Hatfield, Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Smead
1698–1774
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Experience Dickinson
1736–1773
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Amos Wells
1749–1749
Birth Location: –
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Asa Wells
1756–1787
Birth Location: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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Aseneth Wells
1754–1755
Birth Location: –
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Emma Wells
1781–1781
Birth Location: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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John Wells
1756–1757
Birth Location: –
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Martha Wells
1750–1751
Birth Location: –
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Ner Wells
1752–1753
Birth Location: (baptized)
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Josiah Wells's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Wells
1721–1790
Birth Place: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Josiah Wells
1695–1768
Hatfield, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Smead
1698–1774
Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Ebenezer Wells
1669–1708
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Mary Waite
1673–1703
Ebenezer Smead
1675–1753
Deerfield, MA; 0
Esther Catlin
1671–1733
Wethersfield, CT; 0
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Waite
1647–1704
Martha Leonard
1649–1704
William Smead
1635–1730
Elizabeth Lawrence
1635–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leonard
1615–1676
Sarah Heald
1623–1711
Thomas Lawrence
1593–1655
Elizabeth Bates
1600–1679

Josiah Wells's Descendants

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Josiah Wells (16 SEP 1721–1790) m. Experience Dickinson (17 APR 1736–27 JUN 1773)
  1. 1. Amos Wells 1749–1749
  2. 2. Asa Wells 1756–1787 m. Susanna WHIPPLE 1754–1822
  3. 3. Aseneth Wells 1754–1755
  4. 4. Emma Wells 1781–1781 m. Daniel Taylor 1735–1786
  5. 5. John Wells 1756–1757
  6. 6. Martha Wells 1750–1751
  7. 7. Ner Wells 1752–1753

Josiah Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1721
16 SEP 1721
Birth of Josiah Wells in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
1790
1790
Age 69
Death of Josiah Wells in Dummerston Center, Windham County, Vermont
Dummerston Center, Windham County, Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1721
    Event Place: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Dummerston Center, Windham County, Vermont
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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