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Lucius Wells

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Lucius Wells

Birth
Windham County, Vermont, USA
Death
16 Dec 1875 (aged 72)
Hampton, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hampton, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Buried with Eunice Wells.

Lucious Wells was among a number of newcomers who arrived in 1829 to settle Illinois in what is now Rock Island County. This included Rinah Wells and his four sons, Rinah, Jr., Lucius, John and Samuel, who also settled on Rock River; Joel Wells, Jr., who settled near Hampton; Joel Wells, Sr., and his sons Levi and Huntington Wells, who settled at Moline.

Friday, Dec 24, 1875 Moline Review and Dispatch

Lucius Wells, Esq of Hampton, died Thursday of last week at his home in Hampton.  He was born in Windham County, Vermont and came to Wayne County, Illinois about 1820 when he was 16-17 years old. He was a soldier in the Blackhawk War and Indian frontier wars. He was married in Wayne County, Illinois and came to Rock Island County in 1832. He was a Universalist in belief practice and was aged 82 years. He leaves a wife, Eunice McMurphy, some 7 years his junior. They had 13 children, 7 of which were surviving at the time of his death:

Sophia A. Wells (1825 – 1874)
George Rinnah Wells (1827 – 1901)
Rosalinda Wells (1829 – 1847)
Nancy Wells (1832 – 1905)
Mary Wells (1834 – 1907)
Sarah C. Wells (1836 – 1840)
Albert Wells (1838 – 1919)
Emily J. Wells (1840 – 1841)
Lucius Wells  (1843 – 1843)
Lucius Wells Jr. (1845 – 1916)
Henry Clay Wells (1847 – 1909)
Eunice Wells (1850 – 1853)
Edward J. Wells (1854 – 1856)

Buried with Eunice Wells.

Lucious Wells was among a number of newcomers who arrived in 1829 to settle Illinois in what is now Rock Island County. This included Rinah Wells and his four sons, Rinah, Jr., Lucius, John and Samuel, who also settled on Rock River; Joel Wells, Jr., who settled near Hampton; Joel Wells, Sr., and his sons Levi and Huntington Wells, who settled at Moline.

Friday, Dec 24, 1875 Moline Review and Dispatch

Lucius Wells, Esq of Hampton, died Thursday of last week at his home in Hampton.  He was born in Windham County, Vermont and came to Wayne County, Illinois about 1820 when he was 16-17 years old. He was a soldier in the Blackhawk War and Indian frontier wars. He was married in Wayne County, Illinois and came to Rock Island County in 1832. He was a Universalist in belief practice and was aged 82 years. He leaves a wife, Eunice McMurphy, some 7 years his junior. They had 13 children, 7 of which were surviving at the time of his death:

Sophia A. Wells (1825 – 1874)
George Rinnah Wells (1827 – 1901)
Rosalinda Wells (1829 – 1847)
Nancy Wells (1832 – 1905)
Mary Wells (1834 – 1907)
Sarah C. Wells (1836 – 1840)
Albert Wells (1838 – 1919)
Emily J. Wells (1840 – 1841)
Lucius Wells  (1843 – 1843)
Lucius Wells Jr. (1845 – 1916)
Henry Clay Wells (1847 – 1909)
Eunice Wells (1850 – 1853)
Edward J. Wells (1854 – 1856)

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