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Newton Edgett Wells 1843–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1843

Birth Location: Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick

Death Date: 30 July 1908

Death Location: Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Newton Wells

Mother: Lavinia Edgett

Spouse(s): Prudence DeWolfe

Children(s): Lavinia Wells, Alfreda Wells, Ethel Wells, Charles Wells, Eugenia Wells, James Wells

Newton Edgett Wells was born in 1843 in Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick, the child of Newton Edgett Wells And Lavinia Edgett. Newton Edgett Wells married Prudence A Dewolfe, and had children including Alfreda Jane Wells, Charles Clarence Wells, Ethel Winifred Wells, Eugenia May Wells, James Edward Wells, Lavinia Ann Wells. Newton Edgett Wells passed away in 1908 in Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Newton Edgett Wells was born in 1843 in Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick, the child of Newton Edgett Wells And Lavinia Edgett.
  • Newton Edgett Wells married Prudence A Dewolfe, and had children including Alfreda Jane Wells, Charles Clarence Wells, Ethel Winifred Wells, Eugenia May Wells, James Edward Wells, Lavinia Ann Wells.
  • Newton Edgett Wells passed away in 1908 in Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Newton Wells
1805–1880
Birth Location: , , Nova Scotia
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Lavinia Edgett
1807–1890
Birth Location: , Hopewell, Westmorland, New Brunswick
LE

Spouses(s)

Prudence DeWolfe
1846–1943
Birth Location: Waterside, Albert, New Brunswick
PD

Children(s)

Lavinia Wells
1872–1961
Birth Location: Caledonia, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
LW
Alfreda Wells
1875–1939
Birth Location: , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
AW
Ethel Wells
1883–1904
Birth Location: Caledonia Mountain, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
EW
Charles Wells
1887–1969
Birth Location: Caledonia, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
CW
Eugenia Wells
1879–1977
Birth Location: , , New Brunswick, Canada
EW
James Wells
1876–1946
Birth Location: , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
JW

Newton Wells's Ancestors

Self
Newton Wells
1843–1908
Birth Place: Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Parents
Newton Edgett Wells
1805–1880
, , Nova Scotia
Lavinia Edgett
1807–1890
, Hopewell, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Grandparents
Newton Wells
1774–1837
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia
Mary Bishop
1776–1861
Greenwich, Kings, Nova Scotia
Joel Edgett
1761–1841
North Castle, Westchester, New York
Lois Peck
1780–1826
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Judah Wells
1738–1799
Joel Sr
1740–1841
Esther Mann
1741–1841
Abial Peck
1729–1802
Ruth Skinner
1727–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Capt
1696–1756
George Edgett
1708–1740
Ann Avery
1710–1804
John Peck
1700–1729
Rebecca Richarson
1700–1711
Thomas Skinner
1695–1749
Abigail Day
1693–1762

Newton Wells's Descendants

1.
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Newton (Edgett) Wells (13 Jan 1843–30 July 1908) m. Prudence (A) DeWolfe (5 Apr 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
        1. 1. Kathleen (Edna) Fullerton 1930–2005 m. James (Rupert) Duffy 1926–2005
        2. 2. Phyllis (Marie) Fullerton 1939–2012 m. Walter (Austin) Steeves 1934–2018
        3. 3. Alice (Mildred) Fullerton 1935–2016 m. Robert (John) Kitts 1927–2007
        4. 4. Marylee Fullerton 1932–2009 m. Budy (Raymond) Wilson 1932–2019
      2. 2. Orpha Fullerton 1907– m. David (Roy) Killam 1899–
        1. 1. Kathleen (Ada) Killam 1928–1998 m. Clifford (Tyler) Copp 1922–2001 m. Hanford (David) Steeves 1922– m. Hanford (David) Steeves 1921–
      3. 3. Lillian (Etta) Fullerton 1911–2002 m. James (Harold) Goguen 1904–1969
        1. 1. James (Douglas) Goguen 1936–1987
      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
        1. 1. Bruce Bishop –1975
      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
        1. 1. Donald (Ralph Murray) Jordan 1950–1997
        2. 2. John (Randall) Jordan 1941–1941
        3. 3. Lynda (Diane) Jordan 1946–1947
      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
        1. 1. George (Frank) Coates 1935–2005
        2. 2. Donald (Everett) Coates 1949–2010
        3. 3. Florence (Cecelia) Coates –2008
      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
        1. 1. Marie Colburn 1940–2014
        2. 2. Robert Colburn –1981
        3. 3. Loretta (Janet (Pat)) Colburn 1942–2015 m. Joseph (William) Comfort 1940–2008
      6. 6. Pauline (E) Douthwright 1936–2010
      7. 7. Flora (Katherine) Douthwright 1922–1998 m. Douglas (Ernest) Roberts 1917–2016
        1. 1. Ernest (C (Ernest)) Roberts 1943–2010
      8. 8. Marjorie (Levinia) Douthwright 1926–1989 m. Allison (Archibald) Gillcash 1922–2002
        1. 1. William (Franklin) Gillcash –1999
      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–

Newton Wells's Timeline

11 Records

1841
13 Jan 1841
Birth of Newton Edgett Wells in Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
1843
21 Jan 1843
Birth of Newton Edgett Wells in Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
1843
13 Jan 1843
Birth of Newton Edgett Wells in Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
1852
1852
Age 9
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
1861
1861
Age 18
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
1871
1871
Age 28
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1881
1881
Age 38
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1891
1891
Age 48
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1901
1901
Age 58
Newton Edgett Wells resided here in , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1908
2 Aug 1908
Age 65
Death of Newton Edgett Wells in Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
1908
30 July 1908
Age 65
Death of Newton Edgett Wells in Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1841
    Event Place: Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick
    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: 8
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6297; Family No: 35
    [3] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-999
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13177; Page: 4; Family No: 22
    [5] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10394; Page: 29; Family No: 100
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Page: 2; Family No: 17
    [7] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1843
    Event Place: Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1843
    Event Place: Caledonia, Westmorland, New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: , , New Brunswick
    Record Source: New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: 8

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    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: 100

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13177; Page: 4; Family No: 22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6297; Family No: 35

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: , Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; Page: 2; Family No: 17

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1908
    Event Place: Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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