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Newton Edgett Wells 1805–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: , , Nova Scotia

Death Date: 8 Dec 1880

Death Location: Riverside-Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Newton Wells

Mother: Mary Bishop

Spouse(s): Lavinia Edgett

Children(s): Newton Wells, Judah Wells, Lavinia Wells, Levi Wells, William Wells, Annie Wells, Lois Bennett, James Wells, Mary Wells

The story of Newton Edgett Wells began in 1805 in , , Nova Scotia. In 1852, Newton Edgett Wells resided in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick. Newton Edgett Wells married Lavinia Edgett, and had children including Annie Wells, James Edward Wells, Judah Wells, Lavinia Wells, Levi Wells, Lois Wells Bennett, Mary Nancy Wells, Newton Edgett Wells, William R Wells. Newton Edgett Wells passed away in 1880 in Riverside-Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Newton Edgett Wells began in 1805 in , , Nova Scotia.
  • In 1852, Newton Edgett Wells resided in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick.
  • Newton Edgett Wells married Lavinia Edgett, and had children including Annie Wells, James Edward Wells, Judah Wells, Lavinia Wells, Levi Wells, Lois Wells Bennett, Mary Nancy Wells, Newton Edgett Wells, William R Wells.
  • Newton Edgett Wells passed away in 1880 in Riverside-Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Newton Wells
1774–1837
Birth Location: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia
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Mary Bishop
1776–1861
Birth Location: Greenwich, Kings, Nova Scotia
MB

Spouses(s)

Lavinia Edgett
1807–1890
Birth Location: , Hopewell, Westmorland, New Brunswick
LE

Children(s)

Newton Wells
1843–1908
Birth Location: Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
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Judah Wells
1830–1899
Birth Location: Hopewell, Westmorland, New Brunswick
JW
Lavinia Wells
1843–1926
Birth Location: Caledonia Mountain, Westmorland, New Brunswick
LW
Levi Wells
1829–1841
Birth Location: Harvey, Westmoreland Co., NB, CAN
LW
William Wells
1834–
Birth Location: –
WW
Annie Wells
1840–
Birth Location: Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
AW
Lois Bennett
1838–1901
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
LB
James Wells
1845–
Birth Location: Caledonia Mountain, Westmorland, New Brunswick
JW
Mary Wells
1832–1867
Birth Location: , Hopewell, Westmorland, New Brunswick
MW

Newton Wells's Ancestors

Self
Newton Wells
1805–1880
Birth Place: , , Nova Scotia
Parents
Newton Wells
1774–1837
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia
Mary Bishop
1776–1861
Greenwich, Kings, Nova Scotia
Grandparents
Judah Wells
1738–1799
Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Capt
1696–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Newton Wells's Descendants

1.
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Newton (Edgett) Wells (1805–8 Dec 1880) m. Lavinia Edgett (1807–1890)
  1. 1. Newton (Edgett) Wells 1843–1908 m. Prudence (A) DeWolfe 1846–1943
    1. 1. Lavinia (Ann) Wells 1872–1961 m. Other Tingley 1869–1951
      1. 1. Neil (Wells) Tingley 1900–1988 m. Martha (Ann) O'Regan 1910–1996
      2. 2. Ainsley (Hinson) Tingley 1898–1972 m. Blanche (Annie) Newcomb 1901–1980
      3. 3. Nelson Tingley 1908–2000 m. Thelma Green 1911–1982
        1. 1. Marion (Louise) Tingley 1938–2024 m. Allan (Robert Aubrey) Parsons 1937–2015
        2. 2. Herbert (Nelson) Tingley 1941–2014
    2. 2. Alfreda (Jane) Wells 1875–1939 m. Walter (Burton) Crossman 1876–1948
      1. 1. Ethel (Louise) Crossman 1905–1998
      2. 2. Frank (Leon) Crossman 1903–1985
      3. 3. Muriel Crossman 1906–2003
      4. 4. Marlie Crossman 1907–
      5. 5. Elva Crossman 1911–2013 m. Gordon (D) Steeves 1903–1990
        1. 1. Glendon (Gordon) Steeves 1934–2013
        2. 2. Edgar (Blaine) Steeves 1939–2022
      6. 6. Myrtle (Adella) Crossman 1907–2005
      7. 7. Gertie (A) Crossman 1908–1908
      8. 8. Geo (L) Crossman 1910–1910
    3. 3. Ethel (Winifred) Wells 1883–1904
    4. 4. Charles (Clarence) Wells 1887–1969 m. Florence (Maude (Flossie)) Perry 1888–1949
      1. 1. Arnold (Perry) Wells 1910– m. Eva (Isobel) Beaton 1909–
      2. 2. Maxwell (Charles) Wells 1922–2010 m. Doris (Edna) Woodworth 1927–2022
      3. 3. Cleo (Ethlyn) Wells 1918–2007 m. Robert (Murray) Eagles 1923–2005
      4. 4. Thelma (Mae) Wells 1912–1941
      5. 5. Helen (Pearl) Wells 1914–2016 m. Lloyd (Winford) West 1918–1988
        1. 1. Darrell (Lloyd) West 1940–2023
    5. 5. Eugenia (May) Wells 1879–1977 m. Fred (Francis) Berton 1875–1946
      1. 1. Marion Berton 1909–1992 m. Art Parker 1908–1967
        1. 1. Donna (Lee) Parker 1939–2017 m. Joseph (F) Broenner 1922–2010
      2. 2. Frederick (Claude) Burton 1903–1993 m. Florence (Louise) Jordan 1903–1937
        1. 1. Donald (Henry) Burton 1930–1995
        2. 2. Dorothy (Gertrude (Dotty)) Burton 1928–2003
        3. 3. John (Edward Burton) Sr 1924–1996 m. Rosemarie _____ 1928–1980
        4. 4. William Burton 1926–1935
        5. 5. Lorraine (I) Burton 1937–2007
      3. 3. Mildred (Evelyn) Jones 1906–1993 m. Roland (Granville) Jones 1898–1967 m. George (M) WHITE 1909–1984
        1. 1. Dorothy (Alice) Jones 1921–2004
      4. 4. Austin (Murray) Berton 1906–1992 m. Henrietta (Mary) Wood 1914–2005
        1. 1. Frederick Berton 1951–1951
      5. 5. Francis (Eugene) Berton 1911–2010 m. Josephine Indilas 1916–2008
      6. 6. Russell (Wells) Berton 1915–2011 m. Dorothy (Ann) Thorpe 1916–2008
      7. 7. Pauline (Wells) Berton 1917–2014 m. Robert (Owen) Evans 1918–
    6. 6. James (Edward) Wells 1876–1946 m. Lily Graves 1867–1930 m. Alice (Pearl) Graves 1888–1963
      1. 1. Ada (Mary) Fullerton 1886–1961 m. Bennie Tingley 1902–1973 m. Kenneth (Uriah) Fullerton 1881–1940
        1. 1. James (Uriah) Fullerton 1909–1959 m. Edna (P) Beck 1919–1940 m. Mary (Agnes) Snelgrove 1919–2003
        2. 2. Orpha Fullerton 1907– m. David (Roy) Killam 1899–
        3. 3. Lillian (Etta) Fullerton 1911–2002 m. James (Harold) Goguen 1904–1969
        4. 4. Hanford Fullerton 1905–1982
      2. 2. Frank (Stanley) Wells 1907–1990
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wells 1890–1988 m. Archibald (Dibble) Smith 1888–1968
        1. 1. Will Smith 1912–
        2. 2. Ralph Smith 1917–2002
        3. 3. Lillian (Elizabeth) Smith 1917–2009 m. Ralph (W) Sprague 1910–
        4. 4. Aloni (Archibald) Smith 1912–
      4. 4. Stella (Maude) Wells 1903–1979 m. James (William Hartley) Crossman 1896–
      5. 5. Nancy (Gladys) Wells 1895–1968 m. Ralph (Elmer (Rafe)) Bannister 1882–1959
        1. 1. Roland (Bamford) Bannister 1914–1995
        2. 2. Ethel (M) Bishop 1919–1971 m. Benjamin (Orris) Bishop 1911–1986
        3. 3. Myrtle (Alice) Bannister 1916–1991 m. George (Herman) Smith 1887–
        4. 4. Helen (Elizabeth) Bannister 1925–1995 m. Edgar (Timothy) Bishop 1915–1984
        5. 5. Henry (Everett) BANNISTER 1930–2024
        6. 6. James (Murray (Jimmy)) Bannister 1921–2013 m. Irene Stultz 1924–
        7. 7. Dorothy (Winnifred (Bernice)) Bannister 1923–2013 m. Randall (John) Jordan 1921–1982
        8. 8. Lewis (Roy (Lew)) Bannister 1928–2024 m. Geraldine (Marion) Douthwright 1931–2015
      6. 6. Prudence Wells 1899–1992 m. George (Gordon) Ayles 1897–
        1. 1. Vina (Jean) Ayles 1920–1920
        2. 2. George (Ronald) Ayles 1925–
        3. 3. Dorothy (Irene) Ayles 1922–
        4. 4. Gordon (James) Ayles 1923–2015
      7. 7. Flora (Levina (Flossie)) Wells 1891–1979 m. Frank Douthwright 1888–1996
        1. 1. Freda (Mae) Douthwright 1931–2016
        2. 2. Robert (James) Douthwright 1914–1979 m. Marion Carter 1918–1990
        3. 3. Edna (Dorothy) Douthwright 1915–1976 m. George (Alfred) Coates 1899–1965
        4. 4. Frank (Arnold) Douthwright 1917–1996 m. Louisa (F) Heath 1918–1978
        5. 5. Yvonne Colburn 1920–2006 m. Raymond (L) Colburn 1920–2009
        6. 6. Pauline (E) Douthwright 1936–2010
        7. 7. Flora (Katherine) Douthwright 1922–1998 m. Douglas (Ernest) Roberts 1917–2016
        8. 8. Marjorie (Levinia) Douthwright 1926–1989 m. Allison (Archibald) Gillcash 1922–2002
        9. 9. Paul (Edward) Douthwright 1933–2020
      8. 8. James (Edward) Wells 1910–1996 m. Vera (Pearl) Beaumont 1908–1961
        1. 1. Doris (Lillian) Wells 1931–2018 m. Reginald Hawkes 1923–1984
        2. 2. Jean _____ 1933–2012 m. Vaughn (Frederick) Parker 1930–2005 m. Clinton MacDonald 1939–2013
        3. 3. Vaughan Wells 1928–1929
      9. 9. Arthur (A) Wells 1912–2003 m. Doris (Lillian) Steeves 1915–1999
        1. 1. Shirley (Merilyn) Wells 1935–2024 m. Stanley (Russell) Fenton 1933–2020
      10. 10. Alice Wells 1890–
  2. 2. Judah Wells 1830–1899
  3. 3. Lavinia Wells 1843–1926
  4. 4. Levi Wells 1829–1841
  5. 5. William (R) Wells 1834–
  6. 6. Annie Wells 1840–
  7. 7. Lois (Wells) Bennett 1838–1901 m. Caleb Bennett 1829–1914
    1. 1. Elias Bennett 1857–1937
    2. 2. George (Whitfield) Bennett 1859–1924
    3. 3. Lavinia Bennett 1878–1943
    4. 4. Newton (W) Bennett 1866–1944
    5. 5. Amanda (B) Bennett 1861–
    6. 6. Earnest (R) Bennett 1864–
    7. 7. Annie (E) Bennett 1872–1943
    8. 8. Louina Bennett 1876–
  8. 8. James (Edward) Wells 1845–
  9. 9. Mary (Nancy) Wells 1832–1867

Newton Wells's Timeline

6 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Newton Edgett Wells in , , Nova Scotia
, , Nova Scotia
1806
1806
Age 1
Birth of Newton Edgett Wells in , , Nova Scotia
, , Nova Scotia
1852
1852
Age 47
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
1861
1861
Age 56
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
1871
1871
Age 66
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1880
8 Dec 1880
Age 75
Death of Newton Edgett Wells in , Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: , , Nova Scotia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_994; Page: 14; Line: 1
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-999
    [3] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10394; Page: 29; Family No: 101
    [4] Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: , , Nova Scotia
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_994; Page: 14; Line: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-999

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10394; Page: 29; Family No: 101

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1880
    Event Place: , Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riverside-Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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