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Lewis Wheeler Wells (1817 - 1879)

Lewis Wheeler Wells
Born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 3 Sep 1840 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Died at age 62 in Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lewis Wheeler Wells, eldest child of Elias and Maria (Patterson) Wells, was born 14 Jan 1817 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.[1] He married in Providence, Rhode Island, 4 Sep 1840, Affa Maria Wells, and he was, as of their wedding, "of Columbia, Georgia."[2] After the wedding, the couple "removed to Savannah, Georgia, where he was a cotton merchant up to the time of the Civil War. [They] then removed to Baltimore, Maryland, where [Lewis] died November 8, 1879. He was an active member of the Episcopal church."[1]

He is interred in Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hart, S., American Historical Society. 1923. Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography: Genealogical-Memorial; Representative Citizens. Boston: The American Historical Society, Inc. Pages 92-93. Available without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
  2. ↑ See (1) Arnold, J. N. (James Newell). 1892. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850. Providence, R.I.: Narrangansett Historical Pub. Co. First Series. Births, Marriages and Deaths. Vol. 2 Providence County. Pages 82[1] and 195.[2] Available without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org). (2) Hart, S., American Historical Society. 1923. Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography: Genealogical-Memorial; Representative Citizens. Boston: The American Historical Society, Inc. pp. 92-93. Available without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org) here: https://archive.org/details/encyc09unse/page/92/mode/2up
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 April 2020), memorial page for Lewis Wheeler Wells (14 Jan 1817–8 Nov 1879), Find a Grave Memorial no. 103115347, citing Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Member#47194125 (contributor 47194125). Link:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103115347/lewis-wheeler-wells




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