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Jane Wells 1839 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1839

Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 29 Oct 1910

Death Location: Blackmont Settlement, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Benjamin WELLS

Mother: Catherine Chappell

Spouse(s): Richard Chapman

Children(s): Etta Chapman

Early life: Jane Wells arrived in New Brunswick, Canada in 1839, born to Benjamin Allen WELLS and Catherine Allen Chappell. Over time, Jane Wells formed a family with Richard Miller Chapman, which included Etta Sweet Chapman. Jane Wells concluded life in Blackmont Settlement, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1910.

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Parents

Benjamin WELLS
1799 – 1890
Birth Location: Point de Bute, Westmorland Co NB, Canada
BW
Catherine Chappell
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: Tidnish Head, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
CC

Spouses(s)

Richard Chapman
1836 – 1915
Birth Location: New Brunswick
RC

Children(s)

Etta Chapman
1869 – 1948
Birth Location: Hastings, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
EC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1839
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Oct 1910
    Event Place: Blackmont Settlement, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Head of Amherst Cemetery, Head of Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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