Silas
WELLS
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Born: abt. 1783
Silas WELLS died 27 January 1863 in Exeter, Rhode Island, USA.
Mother: Elisabeth Wells
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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)
Name: Silas Wells
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 27 Jan 1863
Death Place: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1783
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Father's Name: George Wells
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Mother's Name: Elisabeth Wells
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09385-6
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 932361
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'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F86R-Y7C : 6 December 2014), Silas Wells, 27 Jan 1863; citing Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 932,361.'
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