Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Downs 
Birthabt 1804, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
Death15 Aug 1865, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA
FatherIsaac Downs (~1782-1860)
MotherMary "Polly" Wells (~1788->1865)
Spouses
Birth1800, Providence, Providence Co, RI
Death7 Jun 1881, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
He is listed in Findley Twp, Mercer Co in 1850 as a farmer (49, RI) with his wife Margaret (46, PA) and children James (24), Isaac (22), Almira (21), Mary M. (18), Margaret (12), Thomas (11), and Eleanor (9) all born in Mercer Co.
In 1860 only the two youngest are still living at home with them, and by 1870 he was a widower and living with his daughter Margaret and her husband John Buckley. He apparently lived with them until his death in 1881.
In 1860 only the two youngest are still living at home with them, and by 1870 he was a widower and living with his daughter Margaret and her husband John Buckley. He apparently lived with them until his death in 1881.
Marriage1823
ChildrenNathan “James” (1824-1903)
Isaac (1826-1907)
Almira (1828-1908)
Mary Margaret (1831-1895)
Margaret Elizabeth (1837-1919)
Thomas H. (1840-1913)
Eleanor “Ellen” (1841-1905)