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Francis Wells 1691 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1691

Birth Location: London, London, England

Death Date: 5 Oct 1766

Death Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Francis Wells

Mother: Mildred Lesigh

Spouse(s): Elizabeth WELLS, Mary Elton, Susannah Allen

Children(s): Francis Wells, Samuel Wells, Mildred Wells, Andrew Wells, Katherine Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Henry Wells, Francis Wells, WILLIAM Wells, Susannah Wells, Thomas Wells, Mary Wells, James Wells, Hannah Wells, John Wells

Born in 1691 in London, London, England, Francis Wells Jr. was the child of Francis Wells and Mildred Lesigh. In time, Francis Wells Jr. married Elizabeth WELLS, Mary Elton and Susannah Allen, and they raised a family that included Francis Wells, Samuel Wells, Mildred Wells, Andrew Elton Wells, Katherine Wells, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells, Henry Wells, Francis Wells, WILLIAM Wells, Susannah Wells, Thomas Wells, Mary Wells, James Wells, Hannah Wells and John Wells. Francis Wells Jr. died in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA in 1766.

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Parents

Francis Wells
1670 –
Birth Location: –
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Mildred Lesigh
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth WELLS
1677 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Elton
1710 – 1737
Birth Location: St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
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Susannah Allen
1711 – 1795
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Francis Wells
1705 – 1812
Birth Location: Perquimans, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Wells
1720 – 1776
Birth Location: –
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Mildred Wells
1720 – 1815
Birth Location: England (1720-1723); OR Massachusetts (1723-1731)
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Andrew Wells
1723 – 1778
Birth Location: England
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Katherine Wells
1733 – 1772
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wells
1735 – 1808
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Henry Wells
1738 –
Birth Location: –
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Francis Wells
1738 – 1808
Birth Location: –
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WILLIAM Wells
1740 – 1775
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Susannah Wells
1741 – 1765
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Thomas Wells
1754 – 1799
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Wells
1755 – 1787
Birth Location: –
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James Wells
1755 – 1787
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Hannah Wells
1756 – 1803
Birth Location: –
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John Wells
– 1835
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 Apr 1691
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Oct 1766
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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