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Phoebe Rosilla Dresser 1839–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 NOV 1839

Birth Location: Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 30 NOV 1927

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Father: Jasper Dresser

Mother: Phobe Macleish

Spouse(s): George Wells

Children(s): Mary Wells, Lillian Wells, Lulu Wells, Cora Wells, George Wells, Frank Wells, Ida Wells, Jessie Wells

The story of Phoebe Rosilla Dresser began in 1839 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Phoebe Rosilla Dresser married George Harrison Wells, and had children including Cora May Wells, Frank Amasa Wells, George Wells, Ida Louella Wells, Jessie Roberts Wells, Lillian Anna Wells, Lulu Eva Wells, Mary Alice Wells. Phoebe Rosilla Dresser passed away in 1927 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Phoebe Rosilla Dresser began in 1839 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.
  • Phoebe Rosilla Dresser married George Harrison Wells, and had children including Cora May Wells, Frank Amasa Wells, George Wells, Ida Louella Wells, Jessie Roberts Wells, Lillian Anna Wells, Lulu Eva Wells, Mary Alice Wells.
  • Phoebe Rosilla Dresser passed away in 1927 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jasper Dresser
1809–1890
Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Phobe Macleish
1814–1856
Birth Location: Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

George Wells
1841–1924
Birth Location: –
GW

Children(s)

Mary Wells
1875–1926
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
MW
Lillian Wells
1879–
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
LW
Lulu Wells
1880–
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
LW
Cora Wells
1865–
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
CW
George Wells
1867–
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
GW
Frank Wells
1869–
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
FW
Ida Wells
1870–1889
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
IW
Jessie Wells
1873–1877
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
JW

Phoebe Dresser's Ancestors

Self
Phoebe Dresser
1839–1927
Birth Place: Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Jasper Gilbert Dresser
1809–1890
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Phobe Macleish
1814–1856
Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Dresser
1771–1843
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Delight Gilbert
1773–1816
Tolland, Windham, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1735–1814
Sarah Dresser
1739–1814
John Gilbert
1746–1785
Rachel Pierce
1742–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Dresser
1702–1790
Elizabeth Warner
1713–1806
Thomas Dresser
1704–
Mary Chandler
1714–

Phoebe Dresser's Descendants

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Phoebe (Rosilla) Dresser (25 NOV 1839–30 NOV 1927) m. George (Harrison) Wells (4 MAR 1841–10 APR 1924)
  1. 1. Mary (Alice) Wells 1875–1926 m. Willie Buckman 1872–
    1. 1. Dorothy (Evelyn) Buckman 1902–
    2. 2. Dau Buckman 1905–1922
    3. 3. Dau Buckman 1913–
    4. 4. Donald Buckman 1901–
  2. 2. Lillian (Anna) Wells 1879– m. Frank Goodall 1876–
    1. 1. Myron (Harrison) Goodall 1902–
    2. 2. Wesley Goodall 1906–
    3. 3. Jerrold Goodall 1911–
  3. 3. Lulu (Eva) Wells 1880– m. John (Clair) Abbett 1877–
    1. 1. Barbara (Jane) Abbett 1916–
    2. 2. Betty Abbett 1920–
  4. 4. Cora (May) Wells 1865– m. B. (T.) Soden 1862–
    1. 1. Lester (Wells) Soden 1890–
    2. 2. Mildred (Helen) Soden 1891–
    3. 3. Frances (Jeanette) Soden 1894–
    4. 4. William (Randolph) Soden 1897–
    5. 5. Raymond (Bart) Soden 1900–
  5. 5. George Wells 1867–
  6. 6. Frank (Amasa) Wells 1869– m. Leathe McCormack 1872–
    1. 1. Harold (Eugene) Wells 1894–
    2. 2. Helen (Gertrude) Wells 1896–
    3. 3. Herbert Wells 1901–
    4. 4. Frank (Harrison) Wells 1903–
  7. 7. Ida (Louella) Wells 1870–1889
  8. 8. Jessie (Roberts) Wells 1873–1877

Phoebe Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1839
25 NOV 1839
Birth of Phoebe Rosilla Dresser in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
1927
30 NOV 1927
Age 88
Death of Phoebe Rosilla Dresser in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1839
    Event Place: Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1927
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
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