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Levi Wells 1774 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1774

Birth Location: Bolton, Warren, New York, United States

Death Date: 19 April 1860

Death Location: Masonville, Delaware, New York

Father: Hezekiah WELLES

Mother: Phoebe Talcott

Spouse(s): Electa Metcalf

Children(s): Foster Wells

The story of Levi Wells began in 1774 in Bolton, Warren, New York, United States. Levi Wells married Electa Carley Metcalf, and had children including Foster Porter Wells. Levi Wells passed away in 1860 in Masonville, Delaware, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Levi Wells began in 1774 in Bolton, Warren, New York, United States.
  • Levi Wells married Electa Carley Metcalf, and had children including Foster Porter Wells.
  • Levi Wells passed away in 1860 in Masonville, Delaware, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hezekiah WELLES
1738 – 1817
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Phoebe Talcott
1744 – 1790
Birth Location: Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Electa Metcalf
1780 – 1857
Birth Location: Hillsdale New York USA
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Children(s)

Foster Wells
1807 – 1895
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Levi Wells's Ancestors

Self
Levi Wells
1774 – 1860
Birth Place: Bolton, Warren, New York, United States
Parents
Hezekiah WELLES
1738 – 1817
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Phoebe Talcott
1744 – 1790
Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
ICHABOD WELLS
1712 – 1800
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Mary HALL
1714 – 1774
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Benjamin (Talcott, Sgt.) Deacon
1702 – 1785
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Deborah Gillette
1708 – 1795
Windsor, Hartford, CT Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1662 – 1711
Eliphalet Hall
1681 – 1748
Mary Grimes
1688 – 1770
Deacon TALCOTT
1674 – 1727
CORNELIUS Gillett
1665 – 1746
Deborah Rowell
1683 – 1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Levi Wells's Descendants

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Levi Wells (22 Aug 1774 – 19 April 1860) m. Electa (Carley) Metcalf (25 Apr 1780 – 28 Dec 1857)
  1. 1. Foster (Porter) Wells (9 Feb 1807 – 11 Apr 1895) m. Sarah (McCrea) Hart (1 December 1816 – 12 March 1908)
    1. 1. Charles (Ashley) Wells (7 Dec 1841 – 1910) m. Angeline Fullerton (02 Dec 1844 – 1920)
      1. 1. Angeline (Fullerton) Wells (Jun 1865 – 1953)
      2. 2. Charles (Foster) Wells (Oct 1867 – Nov 1925)
      3. 3. John (Ogden) Wells (15 Dec 1868 – 1948)
      4. 4. Calvin (B.) Wells (27 Nov 1870 – 1952)
      5. 5. Dr. (Stephen Whitaker) Wells (14 October 1875 – 21 May 1948) m. Matilda Fischer (27 October 1878 – 8 December 1944) m. Violet (F) Wells (abt 1898 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (A) Wells (19 JUN 1899 – 1 JUL 1965)
        2. 2. Charles (Whittaker) Wells (16 March 1907 – 25 July 1991)
        3. 3. Ramsdall (Herrick) Wells (23 April 1911 – 4 June 1974)
      6. 6. Fullerton Wells (27 Nov 1877 – 16 Oct 1959) m. Rose Lascell (16 Jan 1877 – 1 Oct 1945) m. Ruth (A) Heatherman\Gladde (7 Jan 1910 – Bef 1981) m. Beulah (Mae) Dutton (1 September 1895 – 26 April 1974)
        1. 1. Rose (Mary) Wells (abt 1910 – )
        2. 2. Roger (Stephen) Wells (18 Dec 1915 – Jan 1956)
        3. 3. Theodore (Osmer) Gregory (19 Aug 1931 – 17 Feb 2014) m. eleanor ("ellie" curtis) Gookin (abt 1933 – )
      7. 7. Sarah\Sadie (H) Wells (26 Oct 1879 – 07 Jan 1972)
      8. 8. Lucien (Roys) Wells (11 Sep 1882 – 2 Jan 1915)

Levi Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1774
22 Aug 1774
Birth of Levi Wells in Bolton, Warren, New York, United States
Bolton, Warren, New York, United States
1860
19 April 1860
Age 86
Death of Levi Wells in Masonville, Delaware, New York
Masonville, Delaware, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Bolton, Warren, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 April 1860
    Event Place: Masonville, Delaware, New York
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