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Benjamin Franklin Wells 1807 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1807

Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 20 December 1868

Death Location: Marion, Indiana, United States

Father: Richard Wells

Mother: Nancy Hardesty

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Benjamin Franklin Wells was born in Henry, Kentucky, United States in 1807, to Richard J Wells and Nancy Elizabeth or Ann "Polly" WELLS Hardesty. Benjamin Franklin Wells died in Marion, Indiana, United States, 1868.

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Richard Wells
1770 – 1835
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Hardesty
1778 – 1813
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1807
    Event Place: Henry, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 December 1868
    Event Place: Marion, Indiana, United States
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