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Hannah Wells (Adams)

Also Known As: "Hannah Adams", "Hannah Wells", "Hannah Wilcox", "Hannah Tufts"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: May 28, 1821 (64)
Place of Burial: Boston, Suffolk County , Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Gov. Samuel Adams II , Signer of the "Declaration of Independence"; Samuel Adams, Jr.; Elizabeth Adams and Elizabeth Adams
Wife of Capt. Thomas Wells; Captain Thomas Wells, I; Thomas Adams; Peter Tufts and Unknown Wilcox
Mother of Thomas Wells; Elizabeth Randall; Samuel Adams Wells and Thomas Wells
Sister of Samuel Adams, II; Elizabeth Adams; Mary Adams, died young; Joseph Adams, died young; (Stillborn) Adams and 3 others

Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke
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About Hannah Wells

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-18614

Profile last modified 20 Jan 2022 | Created 15 Jan 2015

Hannah (Adams) Wells (1756 - 1821)

Hannah Wells formerly Adams

Born 21 Jun 1756 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of Samuel Adams Jr and Elizabeth (Checkley) Adams

Sister of Samuel Adams, Samuel Adams, Joseph Adams, Mary Adams and Infant Adams

wife of Thomas Wells — married 11 Jun 1781 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Mother of Elizabeth (Wells) Randall

Died 28 May 1821 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Daughter of America's Founding Father, Samuel Adams 1722–1803 and 1. Elizabeth Checkley 1725–1757

Wife of Thomas Wells 1754–1799 (m. 1781)

Children of Hannah Adams and Thomas Wells:

Elizabeth Wells Randall 1783–1868

Samuel Adams Wells 1787–1840: Find A Grave: Memorial #188773135 Samuel Adams Wells

Thomas Wells 1790–1861: Find A Grave: Memorial #231553359 Thomas Wells

Sources

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924; Thomas Wells; Spouse's Name Hannah Adams; Marriage Date 1 June 1781; Marriage Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Reference Item 2; (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQB-W5L

NOTE: Hannah (Adams) Wells was interred in the Checkley tomb, owned by Elizabeth (Checkley) Adams. "Samuel Adams was buried in the Checkley Tomb, which adjoins the westerly sidewalk of Tremont Street in Boston. This tomb was owned by his wife.":

Find A Grave: Memorial #21761151 Hannah Wells

http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2009/05/elizabeth-wells-adams.html

Acknowledgements

'This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.Adams-18614 was created by Roland Goodwin through the import of Goodwin Family Tree.ged on January 1, 2015.



http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21761151

Hannah Wells- Memorial

Birth: Jun. 21, 1756 Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

Death: May 28, 1821

Family links:

Parents:

 Samuel Adams (1722 - 1803)

Spouse:

 Thomas Wells (____ - 1818)

Inscription: 66yrs

Note: Burried in the same cemetery as her husband Thomas Wells.

Burial: Granary Burying Ground Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

Created by: The Guardian (inactive) Record added: Sep 25, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21761151

Cemetery Photo Added by: Susan Kaufmann

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- Evette Dingle-Smith

Added: Feb. 16, 2014

- Mike

Added: Sep. 27, 2013

- Rosita

Added: Sep. 27, 2013

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Hannah Wells's Timeline

1756
June 21, 1756
Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1783
May 25, 1783
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1787
March 1, 1787
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1790
1790
1791
March 27, 1791
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1821
May 28, 1821
Age 64