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James Wells 1668 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1668

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1744

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: James Wells

Mother: Sara Clark

Spouse(s): Rebecca Selden

Children(s): Rebecca WELLS, Susannah Wells, Mary WELLS, James WELLS, Joseph WELLS, Martha WELLS, Elizabeth Wells, Mary WELLS, Lydia WELLS

The story of James Wells began in 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, with parents James Wells and Sara Elizabeth Clark. As an adult, James Wells wed Rebecca Selden. Their household included Rebecca WELLS, Susannah Wells, Mary WELLS, James WELLS, Joseph WELLS, Martha WELLS, Elizabeth Wells, Mary WELLS and Lydia WELLS. James Wells's life came to an end in 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

James Wells
1648 – 1682
Birth Location: Wellstown, Somerset, England
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Sara Clark
1644 – 1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Selden
1678 – 1764
Birth Location: Hampshire, MA, Connecticut, USA
RS

Children(s)

Rebecca WELLS
1698 – 1727
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Susannah Wells
1701 –
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Mary WELLS
1703 – 1707
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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James WELLS
1706 – 1757
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph WELLS
1708 – 1777
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
JW
Martha WELLS
1710 – 1796
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Wells
1713 – 1739
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Mary WELLS
1715 – 1810
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
MW
Lydia WELLS
1718 –
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Nov 1668
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Nov 1668
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870, Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Jul 1771
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Dec 1744
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870, Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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