Onondaga County, New York
Bible Records
From the back of the account book of Russell Wells:
Russell Wells b: 30 Apr 1805
Sophronia Adams b: 15 Jul 1808
They were married 29 Oct 1828
- Franklin A. Wells b: 03 Dec 1831
- Henry A. Wells b: 11 Mar 1835
- Russell M. Wells b: 29 Nov 1837
- Emma Amelia Wells b: 17 Jul 1840
Editor's note: Curiously, the 1850 census for Pompey, Onondaga Co. Shows dwelling 1660, household 1699:
- Russel Wells 45 b: NY Farmer
- Sophrona Wells 42 b: NY
- Franklin A. Wells 18 b: NY
- Adison Wells 16 b: NY (Henry Adison Wells?)
- Emma A. Wells 10 b: NY
- Leonard Wells 08 b: NY
- Lucia Wells 06 b: NY
- George Wells 01 b: NY
Why aren't the three younger children in the account book? Perhaps Russell just didn't get to it?
Elijah and Sarah (Balch) were married 12 Nov 1772
- Sarah Wells b: 02 Aug 1773
- Elijah Wells b: 27 Feb 1775
- Mary Wells b: 25 Apr 1777
- Patte Wells b: 26 Jun 1779
- Esther Wells b: 24 Jul 1781
- Hannah Wells b: 02 Oct 1783
- George Wells b: 21 Aug 1786
- Henry Wells b: 13 May 1789
Elijah Wells father of above d: 23 Dec 1796
Elijah Wells b: 27 Feb 1775
Lucy (Sellew) Wells b: 11 Jul 1775
m: 16 Jan 1800
- Asa Wells b: 21 Oct 1800
- John Wells b: 30 May 1803
- Russell Wells b: 30 Apr 1805
- George Wells b: 22 Jan 1813
- Lucy Wells b: 20 Oct 1815; d: 06 Feb 1816
- Sarah Wells b: 25 Sep 1817
This account book was presented to the Onondaga Historical Association (NY) 10 Mar 1855 by Mrs. E. Phillips Crowell of Liverpool, NY and currently is in the Syracuse Public Library. The family is descended from the Governor Thomas Welles line.
Provided by by Charles Chauncey Wells - Oak Park, Illinois
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