William Wells of New Britain

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William Wells

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Britain Twp, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: March 1748 (49-50)
New Britain Twp, Bucks, Pennsylvania (measles)
Place of Burial: Montgomery Baptist Church Cemetery, Colmar, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Edmund Wells and Elizabeth Wells
Husband of (H)esther Wells
Father of Peter Wells; Jonathan Wells who moved to Goshen, Chester County; Christopher Wells; Edward Wells; Gideon Wells and 1 other
Brother of Peter William Wells; Edward Wells; Samuel Wells; John Wells; Joseph Wells and 5 others
Half brother of Abraham Wells and -- Wells

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About William Wells of New Britain

Lived in Bucks county, PA.

I found New Brittain Twp as a birthplace, but the township was not founded until 1723

Died during an measles epidemic that devastated the whole of Pennsylvania colony.

New Britain History

  • found at History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time Volume I. Chapter XXIII. New Britain. 1723 (starts on page 355)

His death is recorded in the "History of Montgomery Baptist Church".

He was married to Ester or Hester

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William Wells of New Britain's Timeline

1698
1698
New Britain Twp, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1723
1723
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
1733
1733
Plumstead Township, Bucks County, PA, United States

I estimate that he was born between 1760 and 1767, if indeed he is both the son of Jonathan Wells of Buckingham and the father of Valentine Wells {MMvB} profile manager.

1736
1736
1737
1737
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
1748
March 1748
Age 50
New Britain Twp, Bucks, Pennsylvania
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