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Edward Wells 1770 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1770

Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 12 Nov 1842

Death Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Wells

Mother: Mary Haynsworth

Spouse(s): Ester Perdriau

Children(s): Mary Wells

Edward Wells was born in 1770 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Wells and Mary Haynsworth. Edward Wells later married Ester Perdriau, and together they raised children including Mary Elizabeth Wells. In 1842, Edward Wells passed away in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Richard Wells
1737 – 1796
Birth Location: Pennepec, Pennsylvania, USA
RW
Mary Haynsworth
1751 – 1796
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ester Perdriau
1780 – 1840
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Wells
1806 – 1896
Birth Location: Sumter Co., SC
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Feb 1770
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Nov 1842
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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