Lucinda Triplett

Female6 April 1810–17 February 1884

Brief Life History of Lucinda

When Lucinda Triplett was born on 6 April 1810, in Culpeper, Virginia, United States, her father, Stephen Triplett, was 31 and her mother, Mary Polly Beaumont, was 27. She married William H Wells on 11 September 1832. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Indiantown Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 17 February 1884, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

William H Wells
1801–1861
Lucinda Triplett
1810–1884
Marriage: 11 September 1832
Greenbury Wells
1836–1865
Lucy Wells
about 1845–
Eliza Jane Wells
1838–1872
Edson A Wells
1840–1924
Temperance C. Wells
1843–
Ledora E Wells
about 1845–1904
Lucius A. Wells
1847–1910
Louisa A Wells
1847–1925

Sources (11)

  • Lucinda Triplett in entry for Lucy A Lee, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Lucinda Wells in household of William Wells, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lucinda Triplett, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 September 1832
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1812

    Age 2

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    Age 2

    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 20

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    English: unexplained.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Story Highlight

    Original Member of Baptist Church of Princeton

    The Baptist Church, of Princeton, was organized in 1836, with 13 members, as follows: Stephen and Polly Triplett, Aquilla Triplett, Elizabeth Triplett, W. H. and Lucinda Wells, Isaac and Rebecca Spang …

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