William A. Wells

1778 - 1829  (50 years)

• Name	William A. Wells
  Birth	17 Jul 1778	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 May 1829	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Burial	Old Turnpike Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Person ID	I3375	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Edmund Wells,   b. 30 Aug 1746, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States d. 17 Sep 1826, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Welthian Goodrich,   b. 24 Sep 1750, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 11 Sep 1814, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1770	Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F1749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wealthy Ann Gilbert,   b. 16 Feb 1774, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States d. Abt 1869, of Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1804	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Family ID	F1796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "Ranger001"; 13 Apr. 2002. 2. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," comp. by John L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 74-75: "William Wells, a son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born calc. 1777; was a farmer; he married 13 or 15 Dec. 1804, by the Rev. John Dunlap, Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; Wash. Co., NY, of which he was a member from 3 Feb. 1806 and a trustee: 1810-11, to Wealthy Gilbert, daughter of John and Milicent (Goodrich) G. of Hebron, CT, born 22 Feb. 1772, Hebron, Tolland Co., CT; family lived next north of Sidney Wells's place in Cambridge; she also, was a member of the Rev. Dunlap's church, from 28 Aug. 1806; and died ___; he died 15 May 1829 in 52nd year of age and was buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike south of Cambridge village. (Did this man have a 2nd wife Margaret____?). Children: [Lists four children b. 1805-1810.] Refer: "Cem. Inscrip. Cambridge. NY: Wells Fam. et. al.," copied P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; I.G.I.: NY also, CT for Wells and Gilbert (as of Mar. 1992); Dr. A. Fitch's Notes: Hist.: Wash. Co., NY (30 Jan. 1850): 839; "Sleeper News," Nov. 1996: 4: 4: 2; J.G. Hunt: "Bradford Gen." by Hall: 131 etc." BURIAL: 1. The book "Cemetery Records, the Town of Cambridge, Washington Co., NY," 2003, comp. by Historical Data Services, 14 Clark St., Glen Falls, NY, 12804, www. hdsgenealogy.com, copy available in the Cambridge public library. For Old Turnpike Cemetery, with over 50 Wells including: William Wells, d. 15 May 1829, Sec. A, row 11, in his 52nd y.