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Simon Wells 1815–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1815

Birth Location: Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Death Date: 29 Sep 1892

Death Location: Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Heffernan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wells

Children(s): Joseph Wells

Simon Wells was born in 1815 in Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Joseph Wells And Elizabeth Heffernan. Simon Wells married Elizabeth Wells, and had children including Joseph Wells. Simon Wells passed away in 1892 in Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.

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Biography

  • Simon Wells was born in 1815 in Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Joseph Wells And Elizabeth Heffernan.
  • Simon Wells married Elizabeth Wells, and had children including Joseph Wells.
  • Simon Wells passed away in 1892 in Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.

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Simon Wells's Ancestors

Self
Simon Wells
1815–1892
Birth Place: Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
Parents
Joseph Wells
1795–1876
Greenspond, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland
Elizabeth Heffernan
1795–1876
Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Simon Wells
1755–1833
Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Mary (Frances) Gillingham
1770–1842
East Coker, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wells
1735–
Sarah Monk
1736–
Nathan Gillingham
1739–1780
Jane Gyles
–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Monk
1709–1745
Ann
1712–
John Gillingham
1717–1793
Elisabeth Samways
1717–1754

Simon Wells's Descendants

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Simon Wells (17 Jun 1815–29 Sep 1892) m. Elizabeth Wells (1827–18 May 1891)
  1. 1. Joseph Wells 1850–1940 m. Mary Payne 1829–1907
    1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Wells 1870–1940 m. Lydia (Jane) Avery 1873–1914
      1. 1. Edric Wells 1898–1976 m. Daisy (B) Wells 1900–
        1. 1. Eugene Wells 1921–
        2. 2. Evelyn Wells 1925–
      2. 2. Ethel (Thamar) Wells 1900–1996
      3. 3. Arthur (Cecil) Wells 1909–1909
      4. 4. Stella (Elizabeth) Wells 1903–1995 m. PERRY (Ray W) Captain 1905–1995

Simon Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1815
17 Jun 1815
Birth of Simon Wells in Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
1892
29 Sep 1892
Age 77
Death of Simon Wells in Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1815
    Event Place: Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

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