Brief Life History of David
When David Wells was born on 31 October 1760, in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Eliezer Wells Jr, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Wells, was 11757. He married Mary Roberts on 18 October 1783, in Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 13 August 1840, in Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Kibling Cemetery, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States.
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Sources (25)
- David Wells, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- David Wells, "Find A Grave Index"
- David Wells in entry for Emily Ide, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
Spouse and Children
1760–1840 Male
1762–1825 Female
Children (8)
1784–1850 Male
1785–1841 Male
1788– Male
1789–1868 Female
1790– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1729–1827 Male
1740– Female
Siblings (9)
1753–1840 Male
1755– Female
1758–1827 Male
1760–1840 Male
1763–1830 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1775
Age 15
1776
Age 16
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 21
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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