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Robert Wells 1780–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Howell, Howell, Missouri

Father: Zachariah Wells

Mother: Abigail Osborne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shepherd

Children(s): Benjamin Wells

Robert Wells was born in 1780 in North Carolina, the child of Zachariah Wells And Abigail Elizabeth Osborne. Robert Wells married Elizabeth Shepherd, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Wells. Robert Wells passed away in 1842 in Howell, Howell, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Robert Wells was born in 1780 in North Carolina, the child of Zachariah Wells And Abigail Elizabeth Osborne.
  • Robert Wells married Elizabeth Shepherd, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Wells.
  • Robert Wells passed away in 1842 in Howell, Howell, Missouri.

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Robert Wells's Ancestors

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Robert Wells
1780–1842
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Zachariah Wells
1739–1825
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Abigail (Elizabeth) Osborne
1757–1856
Orange County, Virginia
Grandparents
Richard (Wells) Sr.
1722–1816
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Nancy (Ann) Brown
1725–1808
Frederick County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
James Wells
1668–1771
Ann *
1690–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Wells's Descendants

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Robert Wells (1780–1842) m. Elizabeth Shepherd (1790–1846)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Wells 1817–1904 m. Nancy Robinson 1826–1888
    1. 1. James Wells 1849–1929 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Waggoner 1850–1928
      1. 1. Samuel (Tilden) Wells 1876–1959 m. Dora Graham 1883–
        1. 1. Goldie (Marie) Wells 1910–1997 m. Bert (Anderson Hillman Sr.) ^ 1903–1973 m. Ronald (Evert) Dingus 1909–1994

Robert Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Robert Wells in North Carolina
North Carolina
1842
1842
Age 62
Death of Robert Wells in Howell, Howell, Missouri
Howell, Howell, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Howell, Howell, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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