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Rhoda Elizabeth Wells 1816 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1816

Birth Location: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 2 Nov 1847

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Simeon Wells

Mother: Olive Bryford

Spouse(s): Edwin Sherman

Children(s):

In 1816, Rhoda Elizabeth Wells entered the world in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Simeon (Robert) Wells and Olive C Bryford. In 1834, Rhoda Elizabeth Wells resided in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA. Rhoda Elizabeth Wells married Edwin Sherman. Rhoda Elizabeth Wells passed away in 1847 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Rhoda Elizabeth Wells entered the world in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Simeon (Robert) Wells and Olive C Bryford.
  • In 1834, Rhoda Elizabeth Wells resided in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Rhoda Elizabeth Wells married Edwin Sherman.
  • Rhoda Elizabeth Wells passed away in 1847 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rhoda Wells's Ancestors

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Rhoda Wells
1816 – 1847
Birth Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Simeon (Robert) Wells
1787 – 1863
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Olive (C) Bryford
1786 – 1874
U.S.
Grandparents
Asahel Wells
1772 – 1829
Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Catherine Weld
1759 – 1847
Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Bryford
1760 –
New York
Sarah Spears
1760 –
Connecticut, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1742 – 1818
Olive Newton
1747 – 1837
Noah Weld
1725 – 1794
Eleanor Ellis
1729 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wells
1718 – 1780
Abigail Dickinson
1715 – 1797
Isaac Newton
1686 – 1754
Abigail Putnum
Lt. Weld
1697 – 1761
Elizabeth Tucker
1701 – 1784
Benjamin Ellis
1699 – 1750
Eleanor Cook
1707 – 1779

Rhoda Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1816
17 Jun 1816
Birth of Rhoda Elizabeth Wells in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1834
4 May 1834
Age 18
Rhoda Elizabeth Wells resided here in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
1847
2 Nov 1847
Age 31
Death of Rhoda Elizabeth Wells in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Rhoda Elizabeth Wells resided here in Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1816
    Event Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 281; Page: 246a
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 May 1834
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 281; Page: 246a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wethersfield
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 52

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930

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