Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn Henry Wells
Birth17 Sep 1862, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Census1901, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Census12 Jun 1911, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Death19 Oct 1932, Morrisburg, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
Burial22 Oct 1932, Spruce Haven Cem, Brinston, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Co, Ontario, Canada
OccupationFarmer
ReligionSeventh Day Adventist
FatherPeter Wells (1836-1906)
MotherMary Jane Marcellus (1841-1931)
Misc. Notes
Listed as John H., a farmer with his father and family in the 1881 census, and in the 1901 census; but apparently went by Henry most of his later adult life, as evidenced by his name being listed as Henry John on his death certificate.
In 1911 his is listed near his brother Franklin, with his wife and 8 children, as well as his widowed mother.
After the death of Mary Jane, he was remarried in 1925 to Mary Minerva Hall (not to be confused with his sister, Mary Minerva Wells), who is buried with the Hall family.
He died of arteriosclerosis.
He has a headstone in Williamsburg Old Union cemetery, while his wife is recorded as being buried in Boucks Hill, but both are recorded in Spruce Haven Cem. His second wife is buried in Williamsburg Old Union.
Spouses
Birth9 Jun 1865, Gallingertown, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada
Death22 Feb 1922, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Burial24 Feb 1922, Spruce Haven Cem, Brinston, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Co, Ontario, Canada
FatherJosiah Gallinger (1827-1911)
Misc. Notes
Daughter of Josiah Gallinger and Eliza Jane Roy
Also went by Maggie.
Marriage11 Mar 1884, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada
ChildrenWesley Elmer (1885-1963)
 Fredrick Harold (1891-1919)
 Mamie Elizabeth (1892-1955)
 Ada Ethel (Died as Infant) (1894-1894)
 Annie Ethel (1895-1953)
 Nora Fidella "Della" (1896-1978)
 Garnet Roy (Died as Infant) (1899-1899)
 John Henry (1900-1981)
 Lloyd Cecil (1902-1982)
 Iva Pearl (1909-2007)
Birth9 Aug 1868, Matilda, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
Death10 Jun 1934, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
BurialWilliamsburg Union Cem, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Co, Ontario, Canada
MemoWL196
ReligionLutheran
Misc. Notes
Daughter of Thomas Hall and Harriet Thompkins.
She is buried with her brother, Zenas.
Marriage22 Apr 1925, Morrisburg, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
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