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Robert Lee Wells 1785 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1853

Death Location: Howell Township, Howell, Missouri, USA

Father: Zachariah Wells

Mother: Abigail Osborne

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Robert Lee Wells began in 1785 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA. Robert Lee Wells passed away in 1853 in Howell Township, Howell, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lee Wells began in 1785 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Lee Wells passed away in 1853 in Howell Township, Howell, Missouri, USA.

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Children(s)

Robert Wells's Ancestors

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Robert Wells
1785 – 1853
Birth Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Parents
Zachariah "Zachery" Wells
1739 – 1825
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Abigail (Elizabeth) Osborne
1757 – 1844
Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Wells
1721 – 1816
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Anne) Brown
1722 – 1766
Westminster, St George's County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Robert Lee Wells in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
1853
1853
Age 68
Death of Robert Lee Wells in Howell Township, Howell, Missouri, USA
Howell Township, Howell, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Howell Township, Howell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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