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Nathan Matthew Wells 1808–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 DEC 1808

Birth Location: Homer, Onondaga County, New York

Death Date: 21 May 1860

Death Location: Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, United States; Abus on the lungs

Father: David Wells

Mother: Abigail Shelton

Spouse(s): Almira Sherwood

Children(s): Mary Wells, David Wells, Asa Wells, Sarah Wells, Nancy Wells, Matthew Wells

Nathan Matthew Wells was born in 1808 in Homer, Onondaga County, New York, the child of David Thompson Wells And Abigail Nabby Shelton. Nathan Matthew Wells married Almira Mary Sherwood, and had children including Asa J Wells, David Wells, Mary Jane Wells, Matthew Wells, Nancy Wells, Sarah B Wells. Nathan Matthew Wells passed away in 1860 in Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, United States; Abus on the lungs.

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Biography

  • Nathan Matthew Wells was born in 1808 in Homer, Onondaga County, New York, the child of David Thompson Wells And Abigail Nabby Shelton.
  • Nathan Matthew Wells married Almira Mary Sherwood, and had children including Asa J Wells, David Wells, Mary Jane Wells, Matthew Wells, Nancy Wells, Sarah B Wells.
  • Nathan Matthew Wells passed away in 1860 in Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, United States; Abus on the lungs.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wells
1774–1866
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
DW
Abigail Shelton
1775–1852
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
AS

Spouses(s)

Almira Sherwood
1803–1872
Birth Location: Homer, Onondaga County, New York
AS

Children(s)

Mary Wells
1833–1880
Birth Location: Ohio
MW
David Wells
1836–1899
Birth Location: Pokagon, Calvin Twp., Cass County, Michigan
DW
Asa Wells
1836–1927
Birth Location: Bertrard, Berrien, Michigan
AW
Sarah Wells
1840–1915
Birth Location: Pakagon, Cass County, Michigan
SW
Nancy Wells
1853–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Matthew Wells
1834–
Birth Location: Cass County, Michigan
MW

Nathan Wells's Ancestors

Self
Nathan Wells
1808–1860
Birth Place: Homer, Onondaga County, New York
Parents
David Thompson Wells
1774–1866
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Abigail ("Nabby") Shelton
1775–1852
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Andrew Shelton
1746–1828
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Sarah Booth
1752–1840
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan (Capt.)
1720–1800
Comfort Thompson
1718–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Booth
1693–1762
Anna Curtis
1697–1733

Nathan Wells's Descendants

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Nathan (Matthew) Wells (2 DEC 1808–21 May 1860) m. Almira ("Mary") Sherwood (26 Feb 1803–14 Apr 1872)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Wells 1833–1880
  2. 2. David Wells 1836–1899
  3. 3. Asa (J.) Wells 1836–1927
  4. 4. Sarah (B) Wells 1840–1915
  5. 5. Nancy Wells 1853–
  6. 6. Matthew Wells 1834–

Nathan Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1808
2 DEC 1808
Birth of Nathan Matthew Wells in Homer, Onondaga County, New York
Homer, Onondaga County, New York
1860
21 May 1860
Age 52
Death of Nathan Matthew Wells in Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, United States; Abus on the lungs
Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, United States; Abus on the lungs

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1808
    Event Place: Homer, Onondaga County, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1860
    Event Place: Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, United States; Abus on the lungs
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