Rufus Porter
WELLS
(b.
4 February 1818
,
Whately, Massachusetts, USA
d.
25 May 1877
,
Norton, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Rufus Porter WELLS was born 4 February 1818 in Whately, Massachusetts, USA
Rufus Porter WELLS was the child of ? and ?Rufus Porter WELLS died 25 May 1877 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Thomas Wells
Mother: Mary
m. Chloe Burnham Belden
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1818 Birth 4 February 1818
Whately, Massachusetts, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Rufus P. Wells
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 25 May 1877
Death Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 59
Birth Date: 1818
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Father's Name: Thomas Wells
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Mother's Name: Mary
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01079-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2031210
Reference ID: item 6 p29
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCMG-QL9 : 10 December 2014), Rufus P. Wells, 25 May 1877; citing Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference item 6 p29; FHL microfilm 2,031,210.'
Name: Rufus P. Wells
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 25 May 1877
Death Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 59
Birth Date: 1818
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Thomas Wells
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01079-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2031210
Reference ID: item 6 p29
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCMG-QL9 : 10 December 2014), Rufus P. Wells, 25 May 1877; citing Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference item 6 p29; FHL microfilm 2,031,210.'
Rufus is buried at: Main Street Cemetery Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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- Updated: 6/1/2018 9:02:56 AM
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