Brief Life History of Elihu
When Elihu Wells was born on 18 August 1818, in Lee, Virginia, United States, his father, William Thomas Wells, was 21 and his mother, Rebecca Shephard, was 20. He married Elizabeth Nancy Kilbourne in 1836, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Perry, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died on 1 October 1891, in Clay, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Laurel Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States.
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- Elihue Wells, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elihu Wells, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elihu Wells - Published information: death: 1 October 1879; Laurel Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens
In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Wells next the Sea (Norfolk) or Wells (Somerset), both named with the plural of Old English wella ‘spring, stream’, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a group of springs or streams.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dupuis ‘from the well’.
History: One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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