Edward
James
Wells
Born in Gooseberry Island, Newfoundland
Ancestors 
Son of Simon Wells
and Elizabeth (Ford) Wells
Brother of
Dinah Wells [half], Joseph Wells, Gerrard Wells, Mary (Wells) Hayward, Honor Wells, James Wells and Julia Ann (Wells) Feltham
Husband of
Rebecca Rogers
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Allan Wells, Louise Wells, Elsie (Wells) Tiller, Julia Ann Wells, Dinah (Wells) Willis, Edward James Wells, Marshall Wells and Alphaeus Wells
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2018
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Biography
Edward was born in 1860.
Sources
- "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-YXGZ : 23 February 2021), Edward Wells, 02 Sep 1861; citing Birth, Gooseberry Island, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
- "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1935", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-7QWJ : Fri Oct 06 16:19:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Wells and Rebecca Wells, 1935.
See also:
- The family records and research of Domino Howse, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
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~3.12%
Ada (Campbell) Chow
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Kalianne Morrison :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Chesley Feltham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A238470 [compare]
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch FJ9704009 [compare]
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~2.34%
Cindy (Perry) Frilund :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Dawn Howse :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gdawnhowse
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~0.78%
Justin Preston :
MyHeritage DNA
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Brad Foley
Brad Foley
Wells-26860 and Wells-16705 appear to represent the same person because: everything is duplicated
posted
by Brad Foley
Rejected matches › James Massey Wills (abt.1862-1908) › James M Wells (abt.1861-abt.1927) › James William Wallis (abt.1859-bef.1922) › James Welsh (abt.1860-abt.1938) › James Gilbert (Wells) Wills (1860-1924) › James A. Walls (1858-1945) › Edward Wyles (1859-)
Edward is 19 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 26 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 18 degrees from Maggie Beer, 45 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 32 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 29 degrees from Michael Chow, 27 degrees from Ree Drummond, 26 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 16 degrees from Matty Matheson, 29 degrees from Martha Stewart, 32 degrees from Danny Trejo and 30 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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