Family Bible of Elias Wells, Jr. of Stratford

Bible last known in the possession of Seymour Wells, Jr. of Paradise Green, Startford, Conn. Date unknown.

At the top of the last page is the notation “Elias Wells Book 1840 and Seymour Wells 1888”

Births

Thomas Wells my grandfather was born Aug. 20th 1718 and had five children viz.

1. Bathsheba Wells born Oct 4th 1744
2. James Wells born April 13th 1748
3. Thomas Wells born March 29th 17521
4. Sarah Wells born Nov. 2d 1754
5. Elias Wells born Nov. 30th 1756

Elias Wells my Father was born Nov. 30th 1756 and had six children viz.

1. Bathsheba born Oct 14th 1782
2. Urania born Nov. 15th 1784
3. Sally Rachel born Feb. 10th 1787
4. John born Oct. 6th 1789
5. Elias born Oct. 19th 1793
6. Lewis born Jan. 19th 1796

Elias Wells the writer of this was born Oct. 19th 1783 and had six children viz.

1. Lewis Wheeler born Jan 14th 1817
2. Emily born Feb. 24th 1819
3. Thomas born Dec. 7th 1820
4. Seymour born July 9th 1822
5. Albert born June 22d 1824
6. Seymour born Oct. 2d 1839

Maria Wells my wife was born Dec. 12th 1792

Lewis Wheeler Wells my son has children as follows viz.

1. Lewus Gray born June 17th 1841
2. Ellen Maria born April 22d 1844
3. Florence Augusta ” Nov. 14th 1845
4. Emma Louisa ” Jany 7th 1848
5. Lucy Emily ” July 26th 1853

Emily Curtis my Daughter has children as follows viz.

1. Emma Louise born Aug. 7th 1851
2. Robet Wells born April 19th 1853

Florence Augusta Pietsch my grand Daughter has children as follows

1. Frank Hising Pietsch born May 21st 1867
2. Theodore Wells Pietsch born Oct. 2nd 1868

Seymour Wells my son has children as follows viz.

1. Ida Maria born July 14th 1850
2. Madeline born May 23d 1852
3. Charles Willmot born Ap. 6th 1854
4. Carrie May born Sept. 16th 1856
5. Frederick Thomas born Feb. 28th 1858
6. Ellen Patterson born Jany 31st 1862
7. John Elias born July 12th 1869
8. Seymour Wells Jr. was born July 11 1872

Lewis Gray Wells my grandson has children as follows

1. Hubert Wetmore Wells born Dec. 29th 1866
2. Philip Patterson Wells born Feb. 5th 1868
3. Ernest Hubbard Wells born June 12th 1870

Deaths

• Thomas Wells by grandfather Died Sept. 23d 1781 aged 72 years
• Elias Wells my Father died January 19th 1826 aged 69 years
• Sally Rachel my sister died June 11th 1825 aged 38 years
• Peninah Wells my Mother Died July 25th 1833 aged 77 years
• Albert Wells my son Died Aug. 24th 1825 aged 1 year 2 months
• Thomas Wells my son died Mar 19th 1832 aged 4 years 9 mo. & 11 days
• Maria Wells my wife died Jan. 12th 1872 aged 79 years 1 month
• Lewis W. Wells Died Nov. 9th 1879
• Elias Wells died April 3d 1857 aged 95 years 5 mo. & 13 days
• Carrie May daughter of my son Seymour died Jan. 21st 1860 aged 3 yrs. 4 mo. & 5 das.
• Ellen P. Jelliffe died July 15 – 1889
• Frank Jelliffe died March 14 – 1887
• John E. Wells died Dec. 3d 1890
• Mary M. Wells daughter of Silas & Marie Crutis & wife of Seymour Wells died July 29th 1904 aged 72 years 10 months & 15 days
• Seymour Wells son of Elias Wells 2nd & Maria Patterson died June 15 1918 = 88 yrs.

Marriages

• Lewis Wheeler Wells my Son was married to Affa Mariea Gray Sept. 3d 1840
• Emily Wells my Daughter was married to Orville Curtis July 3d 1849
• Seymour Wells my Son was married to Mary M. Curtis Feb. 22d 1849
• Lewis Gray Wells my grandson was married to Mary Ellen Wetmore April 14th 1866
• Florence Augusta Wells my grand Daughter was married to Charles Francis Piestch June 14th 1866
• Emma Louise Curtis my grand Daughter was married to Alfred Augustus Blakeman Jan. 1st 1872