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William Wells 1775 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1775

Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: bef 6 Oct 1831

Death Location: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: William Wells

Mother: Margaret Dobson

Spouse(s): Catharine Wells

Children(s): Benjamin WELLS

According to available records, William Wells was born in 1775 in Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William B Wells and Margaret "Peggy" Dobson. Following those early years, William Wells married Catharine Wells, and their family grew to include Benjamin Allen WELLS. In the later years of life, William Wells died in 1831 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Parents

William Wells
1742 – 1819
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Dobson
1747 – 1832
Birth Location: Sowerby or Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Wells
1779 – 1851
Birth Location: Baie Verte, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Children(s)

Benjamin WELLS
1799 – 1890
Birth Location: Point de Bute, Westmorland Co NB, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Jul 1775
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: bef 6 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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