WELLS
Ancestry

Debbie’s Direct Line:

Debra L. Markus ➤ Richard A. Markus ➤
Irma M. Stewart ➤ Julia I. Bass ➤ Lydia M. Dow ➤
William W. Dow ➤ Phebe Wells ➤ Capt. Ezekiel Wells ➤ Ephriam Wells, Jr.

Source Documentation Available Upon Request
Jacob Dow gravestone

Phebe Wells – 4th great grandmother

Born: 15 April 1782 in Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA.

Death: 19 February1867 in Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA.

Burial: Wells Cemetery, Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA.

Father: Capt. Ezekiel Wells.

Mother: Phebe Meacham.

Marriage: 15 September 1802 Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA to Jacob Dow (1775 – 1831).

Children:

  1. Phebe Dow (1803 – 1893) m. David March (? – ?).
  2. Isyphena “Syphena” Dow (1804 – 1892).
  3. Rozetta Dow (1806 – 1807).
  4. Jacob Russell Dow (1807 – ?).
  5. Elvira Dow (1809 – ?) m. Edward B. Chapman (? – ?).
  6. Armena Dow (1811 – 1831).
  7. Sarah Dow (1813 – 1891) m. Ivory Hall (? – ?),
  8. Mary Dow (1815 – 1817).
  9. William Wallace Dow (1816 – 1880) m1. Sally Metcalf (1820 – 1855); m2. Jurusha S. Waterman (abt. 1825 – ?).
  10. Mary Dow (1818 – 1852).
  11. Isaac Wilson Dow (1820 – 1892).
  12. Joseph Dow (1822 – ?).
  13. Caleb Wells Dow (1824 – 1901) m. Sarah Glendora Witman (1836 – 1905).
  14. Rosetta Dow 91825 – 1828).
    Capt. Ezekiel Wells gravestone

    Capt. Ezekiel Wells – 5th great grandfather

    Born: 22 July 1747 in Colchester, New London County, Colony of Connecticut, Kingdom of Great Britain (now Connecticut, USA).

    Death: 7 December 1818 in Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA.

    Burial: Wells Cemetery, Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA.

    Father: Ephriam Wells, Jr.

    Mother: Lydia Chapman.

    Marriage: 25 November 1779 in Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA to Phebe Meacham (1763 – 1856).

    Children:

    1. Ezekiel Wells (1780 – 1863 ) m. Polly Colby (1779 – 1874).
    2. Phebe Wells (1782 – 1867) m. Jacob Dow (1775 – 1831).
    3. Sally Wells (1793 – 1883) m. William Rogers (1788 – 1865).
    4. Betsey Pierce Wells (1802 – 1816).

      Ephriam Wells, Jr. – 6th great grandfather

      Born: Unknown date or place.

      Death: Unknown date or place.

      Parents: unknown.

      Marriage: Unknown date or place to Lydia Chapman (? – ?).

      Children:

      1. Capt. Ezekiel Wells (1747 – 1818) m. Phebe Meacham (1763 – 1856).

        List of Debbie’s Paternal Surnames

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