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Levi Wells 1807 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: , , Virginia, USA

Father: Zachariah WELLS

Mother: Rebecca Shepherd

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In 1807, Levi Wells entered the world in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States, born to Zachariah "Jr." WELLS and Rebecca Shepherd. Levi Wells passed away in 1857 in , , Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Levi Wells entered the world in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States, born to Zachariah "Jr." WELLS and Rebecca Shepherd.
  • Levi Wells passed away in 1857 in , , Virginia, USA.

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Levi Wells's Ancestors

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Levi Wells
1807 – 1857
Birth Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States
Parents
Zachariah "Jr." WELLS
1780 – 1870
Big Stone Gap, Wise Co., VA
Rebecca Shepherd
1780 – 1867
Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, USA,
Grandparents
Zachariah ("Zachery") Wells
1739 – 1825
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Abigail (Elizabeth) Osborne
1757 – 1844
Russell, Virginia, USA
James (William) Shepherd
1735 – 1787
Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy "Shepherd") Highsmith
1746 – 1803
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1721 – 1816
Nancy Brown
1722 – 1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Levi Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Levi Wells in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States
1857
1857
Age 50
Death of Levi Wells in , , Virginia, USA
, , Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: , , Virginia, USA

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