John Ward WELLS

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8 November 1794 , Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Died

4 November 1872 , Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 8 November 1794 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

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John Ward married Maria CHENEY 28 January 1826 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Maria CHENEY was born 8 January 1807 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Maria died 29 November 1854 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Maria was the child of Joel CHENEY and Naomi BATCHELLER.

John Ward WELLS died 4 November 1872 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA.
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Maria CHENEY
Marriage date: 28 January 1826
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Maria CHENEY was the child of Joel CHENEY and Naomi BATCHELLER

Children of John Ward WELLS and Maria CHENEY

Louisa M WELLS

Born: 7 November 1826, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 5 October 1831, , Connecticut, USA

Harriet Cheney WELLS

Born: 2 October 1828, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 26 October 1832,

Hiram Cheney WELLS

Born: 8 September 1830, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 21 November 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Phebe WELLS

Born: 30 January 1833, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 August 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Caroline A WELLS

Born: 26 June 1835, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 June 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Lewis Judson WELLS

Born: 29 March 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 28 April 1904, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Albert Warren WELLS

Born: 9 May 1839, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 5 March 1897, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA

John Wesley WELLS

Born: 29 October 1842, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 15 March 1868, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

George Washington WELLS

Born: 15 April 1846, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 30 September 1912, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Eliza MCGREGORY 25 September 1869 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Birth — 1794
8 November 1794
Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage / Partner
John Ward WELLS and Maria CHENEY 28 January 1826, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 31 years old.

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1826 Birth of Child
Louisa M WELLS was born 7 November 1826, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 32 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Birth of Child
Harriet Cheney WELLS was born 2 October 1828, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 33 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1830 Birth of Child
Hiram Cheney WELLS was born 8 September 1830, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 35 years old.

1831 Death of Child
Louisa M WELLS died 5 October 1831, , Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 36 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Phebe WELLS was born 30 January 1833, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 38 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Caroline A WELLS was born 26 June 1835, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 40 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Lewis Judson WELLS was born 29 March 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 42 years old.

1837 Death of Child
Caroline A WELLS died 16 June 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 42 years old.

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

1839 Birth of Child
Albert Warren WELLS was born 9 May 1839, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 44 years old.

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

1842 Birth of Child
John Wesley WELLS was born 29 October 1842, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 48 years old.

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

1846 Birth of Child
George Washington WELLS was born 15 April 1846, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 51 years old.

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

1854 Death of Spouse/Partner
Maria CHENEY died 29 November 1854, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

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 Death of Child
John Wesley WELLS died 15 March 1868, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

John Ward was 73 years old.

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

1869 Marriage of Child
George Washington WELLS married 25 September 1869, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Mary Eliza MCGREGORY

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

Death — 1872
4 November 1872
Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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