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Josiah Wells 1789–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1789

Birth Location: Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Death Date: 7 Dec 1827

Death Location: Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Father: Nathaniel Wells

Mother: Anna Bean

Spouse(s): Eunice Whitmore

Children(s): Charles Wells

Josiah Wells was born in 1789 in Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, the child of Nathaniel Wells And Anna Bean. Josiah Wells married Eunice Whitmore, and had children including Charles Pinckney Wells. Josiah Wells passed away in 1827 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Wells was born in 1789 in Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, the child of Nathaniel Wells And Anna Bean.
  • Josiah Wells married Eunice Whitmore, and had children including Charles Pinckney Wells.
  • Josiah Wells passed away in 1827 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Wells
1760–1831
Birth Location: Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
NW
Anna Bean
1766–1859
Birth Location: Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
AB

Spouses(s)

Eunice Whitmore
1803–
Birth Location: New Hampshire
EW

Children(s)

Charles Wells
1829–1921
Birth Location: Danbury, New Hampshire, USA
CW

Josiah Wells's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Wells
1789–1827
Birth Place: Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Wells
1760–1831
Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Anna Bean
1766–1859
Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Timothy Wells
1732–
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lucy Wood
1735–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Wells's Descendants

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Josiah Wells (20 Sep 1789–7 Dec 1827) m. Eunice Whitmore (19 May 1803–)
  1. 1. Charles (Pinckney) Wells 1829–1921 m. Chastina Brown 1831–1932
    1. 1. Edwin (J) Wells 1862–1955 m. Bettina (Florence) Bassett 1884–1960
      1. 1. Ray (E) Wells 1906–1992 m. Dorothy (Irene) Townsend 1905–1999
        1. 1. Eleanor (Irene) Wells 1928–2022 m. Earl (French) VanAlstyne 1923– m. Calvin (Theodore) Sanderson 1924–1971

Josiah Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1789
20 Sep 1789
Birth of Josiah Wells in Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1827
7 Dec 1827
Age 38
Death of Josiah Wells in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1789
    Event Place: Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1827
    Event Place: Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
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