Isaac (Arthur) WELLS

(b. 6 April 1833 , Alburgh, Vermont, USA d. 26 March 1911 , Milton, Vermont, USA )

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Isaac (Arthur) WELLS was born 6 April 1833 in Alburgh, Vermont, USA

Isaac (Arthur) WELLS was the child of Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS and Geneviève VALOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques VALOIS and Marguerite BOUCHER

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Isaac (Arthur) married Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) 24 February 1868 in Colchester, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) was born May 1841 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay). Catherine died 11 June 1913 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Catherine was the child of Pierre (Peter) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Betsie (Betsey) (Elizabeth) CROSS (LACROIX) (COUVILLON).

Isaac (Arthur) WELLS died 26 March 1911 in Milton, Vermont, USA.

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Isaac (Arthur) WELLS married

Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE)-- Date: 24 February 1868 Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA
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Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) was the child of Pierre (Peter) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Betsie (Betsey) (Elizabeth) CROSS (LACROIX) (COUVILLON)

name: Michael Wells
event: Marriage
event date: 24 Feb 1868
event place: Colchester, , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father:
mother:
spouse: Kate Rowe
spouse's father: Peter Rowe
spouse's mother: Betsey Cross
film number: 27674
digital folder number: 004705259
image number: 02775

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Children of Isaac (Arthur) WELLS and Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE):

Anna WELLS (b.2 August 1869, Burlington, Vermont, USA d. 5 August 1965, Burlington, Vermont, USA)
m. Emery BEAN 20 January 1885 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Isaac WELLS (b.7 September 1871, Burlington, Vermont, USA d. 2 August 1887, Milton, Vermont, USA)

Frank Lewis WELLS (b.9 October 1876, Port Kent, New York, USA d. 15 August 1950, Burlington, Vermont, USA)
m. Josephine SWEENEY 13 November 1900 in Milton, Vermont, USA

Mary Louise "Minnie" WELLS (b.20 October 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA d. 27 December 1973, Burlington, Vermont, USA)
m. Francis SWEENEY 8 October 1902 in Milton, Vermont, USA

Ella May WELLS (b.20 October 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA d. 15 February 1962, Burlington, Vermont, USA)
m. Frederick Charles TRAYAH 1 August 1898 in Milton, Vermont, USA

Mary Louisa WELLS (b.20 October 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA d. , )

Henry Joseph WELLS (b.5 March 1882, Milton, Vermont, USA d. 6 March 1957, Milton, Vermont, USA)
m. Pearl E SEARS 4 September 1912 in Milton, Vermont, USA

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1833 Birth
6 April 1833
Alburgh, Vermont, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Marriage / Partner
Isaac (Arthur) WELLS and Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) 24 February 1868 , Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

He was 34 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
Anna WELLS was born 2 August 1869, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Isaac (Arthur) was 36 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Birth of Child
Isaac WELLS was born 7 September 1871, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Isaac (Arthur) was 38 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Frank Lewis WELLS was born 9 October 1876, Port Kent, New York, USA

Isaac (Arthur) was 43 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Ella May WELLS was born 20 October 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Isaac (Arthur) was 45 years old.

1878 Birth of Child
Mary Louisa WELLS was born 20 October 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Isaac (Arthur) was 45 years old.

1878 Birth of Child
Mary Louise "Minnie" WELLS was born 20 October 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Isaac (Arthur) was 45 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Birth of Child
Henry Joseph WELLS was born 5 March 1882, Milton, Vermont, USA

Isaac (Arthur) was 48 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Marriage of Child
Anna WELLS married 20 January 1885, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay) to Emery BEAN

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Death of Child
Isaac WELLS died 2 August 1887, Milton, Vermont, USA

Isaac (Arthur) was 54 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Marriage of Child
Ella May WELLS married 1 August 1898, Milton, Vermont, USA to Frederick Charles TRAYAH

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Milton, Chittenden, Vermont
name: Isaac Wells
titles:
residence: Milton town, Chittenden, Vermont
birth date: Apr 1837
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Cathern Wells
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Vermont
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Canada Fr
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Canada Fr
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 33
estimated marriage year: 1867
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0081
sheet number and letter: 10B
household id: 223
reference number: 77
gsu film number: 1241691
image number: 00166
Household Gender Age
Isaac Wells M
spouse Cathern Wells F
child Frank L Wells M
child Henry J Wells M
John F Bean M

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Marriage of Child
Frank Lewis WELLS married 13 November 1900, Milton, Vermont, USA to Josephine SWEENEY

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Marriage of Child
Mary Louise "Minnie" WELLS married 8 October 1902, Milton, Vermont, USA to Francis SWEENEY

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Isaac Wells
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Mar 1911
Event Place: Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male

Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2003
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Name: Isaac Wells
Number of Images: 15
First Image Number: 425
Last Image Number: 439
Event Place: Vermont, Chittenden County
Event Year: 1911
Event Type: Probate Records
Record Type: Estate Files
Source Reference: Box 49 File 8607
Affiliate Repository Type: County Probate Estate Files
Digital Folder Number: 4221721

Dated June 17, 1913

Vermont, Probate Files, 1800-1921
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Name: Isaac Wells
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Milton
Death Date: 26 Mar 1911
Death Place: Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death

Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01923; Roll Number: S-30903; Archive Number: M-2073327