Mary Kennedy was born on 21 Feb 1799 in Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States. [1–3]
She married Ozias Wells on 18 Mar 1818 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,4]
She was the mother of Benjamin Franklin Wells who was born on 27 Mar 1819 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,3,5–11]
She was the mother of Thurston Kennedy Wells who was born on 26 Feb 1821 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,12–19]
Mary was the mother of William Wallice Wells who was born on 9 Jan 1823 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,9–10,20–22]
She was the mother of Hannah Anne Wells who was born on 6 Mar 1825 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,9,23–25]
She was the mother of Mary Jane Wells who was born on 14 Jan 1827 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,9–10,26–27]
Mary was the mother of Lucinda M. Wells who was born on 21 Apr 1829 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,9–10,28–29]
She was the mother of Nancy Phidila Wells who was born on 8 May 1831 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York. [1,9–10,30–33]
She lost her spouse, Ozias Wells, on 5 Aug 1832. [1,3,7,34]
She lived in Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1837. [3,7]
Mary lived in Calhoun, Michigan, United States in Jul 1840. [35] Mary Wells was listed on the 1840 census in Calhoun County, Michigan with 2 males 15 to 20, 1 male 20 to 30, 1 female 5 to 10, 2 females 10 to 15 and 1 female 40 to 50 in the household.
She lived in Clarendon, Calhoun County, Michigan on 21 Oct 1850. [36] Mary Wells was listed as a 51 year old female head of household who was born in New York on the 1850 census in Calhoun County, Michigan. Also listed in the household was 21 year old Lucinda and 19 year old Nancy.
She lived in Clarendon, Calhoun County, Michigan on 9 Oct 1860. [37] Mary Wells was listed as a 61 year old female housekeeper who was born in NY on the 1860 census in Calhoun County, Michigan. Mary was listed in the household of Benjaming F. Wells. Benjamin’s household also included Melissa, age 38; Alice, age 10; George, age 9; Clark, age 7; and Perry, age 4.
Mary lived in Clarendon Township, Calhoun County, Michigan on 9 Aug 1870. [38] Mary Wells was listed in the household of James Doolittle as a 71 year old female who was born in NY on the 1870 census. Also listed in the household were Nancy Doolittle, age 38; Fred Doolittle, age 12, Frank Doolittle, age 8; Carter Doolittle, age 5; and Alice Wells.
She resided in 1873 in Chester Township, Eaton County, Michigan. [39] section 14, 40 acres, T3N, R5W
She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. [3]
Mary lived in Kalamo Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States on 18 Jun 1880. [40] Mary Wells was listed in the household of Benjamin Wells on the 1880 census. Mary was identified as Benjamin’s mother. According to the census, Mary was 81 years old and born in New York.
She died on 23 Mar 1885 at the age of 86 in Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, United States. [1–3,8]
She was buried in 1885 at Kaloma Cemetery in Eaton, Michigan, United States. [2] Benjamin Wells was born 27 March 1819 in Sullivan, Madison County, New York.
ENDNOTES:
1. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Wells Family Bible. copy obtained from Doris Ryan, daughter of Cecile Mentzer Beine.
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online October 2017), memorial for Mary Kennedy Wells (1799-1885), Find a Grave Memorial no. #155336266, created by BluMoKitty, citing Hillside Cemetery, Kalamo, Eaton County, MIchigan; accompanying photograph by miran, Mary Kennedy Wells.
3. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 278-279; digital images, Archive.org, http://www.archive.org viewed online 22 June 2022.
4. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com). : viewed online 22 July 2022.
5. International Genealogical Index (IGI) (: ), New York, page 55,287.
6. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.), [Page].
7. Samuel W. Durant, History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Philadelphia: D. W. Ensign & Co., 1880), pages 491-492; digital images, Archive.org, http://www.archive.org viewed online 4 October 2022.
8. Photograph, Tombstone, West Clarendon Cemetery, Calhoun County, Michigan read by Valerie Radee, 1995, Kaloma Twp. Cemetery, Eaton Co., MI. ()
9. Valerie Radee, (Albion, Michigan) to Marcia Philbrick, letter; Wells Family Correspondence, privately held by Marcia Philbrick. , 2022.
10. Doris Ryan, , Descendants of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy; supplied by Ryan, , created before 2010. Marcia Philbrick 2010.
11. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 16 December 2020), memorial for Benjamin Franklin Wells (1819-1891), Find a Grave Memorial no. 3155335683, created by BluMoKitty, citing Hillside Cemetery, Kalamo, Eaton County, Michigan; accompanying photograph by miran, Benjamin Franklin Wells.
12. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2016), memorial for Thurston Kennedy Wells (1821-1893), Find a Grave Memorial no. #55747283, created by J. Geoghan, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, Thurston Kennedy Wells.
13. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com). : viewed online 11 June 2021.
14. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_143; Line: 12.
15. “Died,” The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 9 June 1893, page 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 30 May 2021).
16. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Descendants of Ozias Wells. copy obtained from Doris Ryan of Yates Center, KS.
17. Duncan L. Wallace, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), page 831-832. digital copy, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, KansasAncestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com viewed online 12 June 2021.
18. No author, “The Thurston K. Wells Family,” In the Beginning (Woodson County Historical Society), Vol. 19 (#73): page 8.
19. “U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865,”Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed June 2021), card for Thurston K Wells, Chester Township, Calhoun County, Michigan.
20. “Michigan Death Certificate” (Certificate of Death, ), State of Michigan Certificate of Death #654, William Wallice Wells (Doc. #: Wells.MI.026). Hereinafter cited as “Michigan Death Certificate”.
21. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 16 December 2020), memorial for William Wallace Wells (1823-1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. #198385573,
22. “American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI),” http://www.ancestry.com (Ancestry.com : 1823, Viewed online (1 June 2022), William Wells.
23. Doris Ryan, [ItemID], Descendants of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy; supplied by Ryan, , [YearSupplied]; [Evaluation]. Marcia Philbrick 2010.
24. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 16 December 2020), memorial for Anna H. Wells Perry (1825-1905), Find a Grave Memorial no. #2160292,
25. Smith John E., Editor, Our County and Its People, a Descriptive and Biographical Record of Madison County, New York (N.p.: Boston History Company, Publishers, 1899), page 96; digital images, FamilySearch.org, http://www.familysearch.org Film 934838 Item 1 : viewed online 12 June 2022.
26. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 16 December 2020), memorial for Mary Jane Wells Humeston (1827-1871), Find a Grave Memorial no. #17401863,
27. “Michigan, Death Records 1867-1952,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 15 June 2022), Mary Jane Humeston.
28. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 16 December 2020), memorial for Lucinda M. Wells Hall (1829-1910), Find a Grave Memorial no. #127530322,
29. 1900 U.S. Census 1900, Madison County New York, Sullivan, Madison County, New York, ED 34, Sheet 4A, Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], family 86, Lucinda Hall; digital images, (: viewed online 26 June 2022).
30. Photograph, Tombstone, West Clarendon Cemetery, Calhoun County, Michigan read by Valerie Radee, 1995, (Doc. #: Wells.MI.029). ()
31. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 19 June 2022), memorial for Ella Humeston (1853-1867), Find a Grave Memorial no. 17401857, created by Frank Passic Albion Historian, citing West Clarendon Cemetery, Clarendon, Calhoun County, MI;, Ella Humeston.
32. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 16 December 2020), memorial for Nancy Wells Doolitte (1831-1906), Find a Grave Memorial no. #51515334,
33. “Michigan, Death Records 1867-1952,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017), Waney P Doolittle.
34. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online November 2016), memorial for Ozias Wells (1795-1832), Find a Grave Memorial no. #144143986, created by GSNJ Tombstone Hounds, citing Princeton Baptist Church Cemetry, Penns Neck, Mercer County, New Jersey;, Ozias Wells.
35. 1840 U.S. Census, Calhoun County Michigan, Clarendon, Calhoun County, Michigan, Image 7 of 8, Mary Wells; digital images, (: viewed online 22 July 2022).
36. 1850 U.S. Census, Calhoun County Michigan, population schedule, Clarendon Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, Image 12 of 16, family 199, Mary Wells; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 27 June 2022); NARA microfilm publication M432.
37. 1860 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, Michigan, population schedule, Clarendon, Calhoun County, Michigan, page 203, Image 10 of 25, family 1544, Benjamin F. Wells; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 4 October 2022); NARA microfilm publication M653
38. 1870 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, Michigan, population schedule, Calhoun County, Michigan, page 8, Image 8 of 29, family 67, James Doolittle; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : viewed online 21 May 2022)
39. Halsey, Drouscella Perry, Index of Landowners of Eaton County Michigan, 1873 (: , 1992), page 6, 92 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.010).
40. 1880 U.S. Census, Eaton County Michigan, population schedule, Kalamo Township, Eaton County, Michigan, ED 74, page 26, Image 26 of 33, household 296, Benjamin F. Wells; digial images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publicaiton T9.