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Roy Wilson Wells 1893–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1893

Birth Location: Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1968

Death Location: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Father: Ira Wells

Mother: Emma Austin

Spouse(s): Eva Foster

Children(s): Howard Wells

Roy Wilson Wells was born in 1893 in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Ira Wells And Emma Austin. In 1911, Roy Wilson Wells resided in , Norfolk, Ontario. Roy Wilson Wells married Eva Bell Foster, and had children including Howard Lorne Wells. Roy Wilson Wells passed away in 1968 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Roy Wilson Wells was born in 1893 in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Ira Wells And Emma Austin.
  • In 1911, Roy Wilson Wells resided in , Norfolk, Ontario.
  • Roy Wilson Wells married Eva Bell Foster, and had children including Howard Lorne Wells.
  • Roy Wilson Wells passed away in 1968 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Roy Wells's Ancestors

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Roy Wells
1893–1968
Birth Place: Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Ira Wells
1863–1946
Charlotteville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
Emma Austin
1863–1939
Ontario
Grandparents
Nelson ("Wilson") Wells
1827–1899
Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Helmer
1831–1889
Charlotteville Twp, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Wells
1789–1871
Grietie Frayer
1798–1893
Philip Helmer
1788–1869
Isabella Grimshaw
1804–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes HELMER
1751–1848
Christian Galliger
1755–1791
William Grimshaw
1764–1841
Elizabeth Zephaniah
1765–1804

Roy Wells's Descendants

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Roy (Wilson) Wells (4 May 1893–1968) m. Eva (Bell) Foster (9 May 1903–1977)
  1. 1. Howard (Lorne) Wells 1928–2006

Roy Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1893
4 May 1893
Birth of Roy Wilson Wells in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 18
Roy Wilson Wells resided here in , Norfolk, Ontario
, Norfolk, Ontario
1968
1968
Age 75
Death of Roy Wilson Wells in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1893
    Event Place: Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Norfolk, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

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