Born about in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Allen Calhoun
and Ann (Brewster) Calhoun
Sister of
Joseph Calhoun, William O. Calhoun Jr., Allen. B. Calhoun, Reuben Calhoun, Lavinia (Calhoun) Wells, John C. Calhoun [half], Samuel Shaw Calhoun [half] and James Calhoun [half]
Wife of
John Calkins Wells
— married
28 Jan 1847 in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
Descendants 
Mother of
Levi William Wells
Died about
at about age 77
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2010
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Biography
This profile is part of the Calhoun Name Study.
Rebecca Calhoun was born about 1826 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of William Allen Calhoun (1792–1866) and Ann Brewster (1795–1830).[1]
Her siblings were:
- Joseph Calhoun (~1818–1889)
- William O. Calhoun (~1821–1856)
- Allen. B. Calhoun (~1822–1891)
- Reuben Calhoun (~1823–1862)
- Lavinia Calhoun (~1825–1905)
- John C. Calhoun (~1837– )
- Samuel Shaw Calhoun (1841–1918)
- James Calhoun (~1844– )
Rebecca (20) married John Calkins Wells (23) (born about 1823 in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick; son of Levi Wells and Temperance (Calkins) Wells) on 28 Jan 1847 in Hopewell, Albert. Their known son was Levi William Wells (1847–1904).
Rebecca died about 1903, aged about 76.[2] [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159528162/rebecca-wells: accessed 20 August 2023), memorial page for Rebecca Calhoun Wells (1826–18 Dec 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159528162, citing Lower Cape Mountain View Cemetery, Lower Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Helena McCluskey-Lewis (contributor 48654389).
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWFZ-ZHZ : 6 April 2020), Rebecca Calhoun Wells, 18 Dec 1903; citing Lowell, Massachusetts, v 33 cn 162, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,058,067.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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