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John Burge Wells

Male 1868 - 1952  (83 years)


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  • Name John Burge Wells  [1] 
    Birth 24 May 1868  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 May 1952  [1] 
    Person ID I370  Field-Taylor
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2004 

    Father Henry Wallace Wells,   b. 22 Oct 1841   d. 20 Mar 1917 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Caroline Langdown,   b. 6 Jun 1847   d. 23 Jul 1912 (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2] 
    • Volume 23, Congregational Church, St Johns, Vital Statistics:
      Aug 28 1871 Henry Wells, age 29, a bachelor from Three Arms NDB & Charlotte Caroline Langdown, age 24, a spinster from Jacksons Cove were married at Congregational Church, St Johns. Witnesses were Julia Wells and Mary L. Knight.
    Family ID F107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane (Janie) Oxford,   b. 11 Aug 1874   d. 1959 (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1893 
    Children 
     1. Annie Wells,   b. Jan 1891   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Pearce Wells,   b. 29 Dec 1894   d. 1988 (Age 93 years)
     3. Stephen Cecil Wells,   b. 5 Apr 1900   d. Nov 1927 (Age 27 years)
     4. Nellie Estelle Wells,   b. 15 Oct 1902   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Bessie Henrietta Wells,   b. 12 Jan 1907   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Emma Janet May Wells,   b. 18 May 1914   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Harold Wells,   b. Oct 1920   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2004 

  • Notes 
    • John Burge Wells of Three Arms, kept a notebook in which he stated that the Wells' and Strongs came from Ringwood, Hampshire, England in 1793.

      The 1921 Census for Three Arms says John was born May 1867 and Jane was born in August 1875.

      Their headstone is on Three Arms island.

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Dennis Cross family records.

    2. [S28] Parish Records - Congregational Church, St Johns, NL, Vol. 23 (Reliability: 3).