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Colour Legend: Line of descent WELLS' sisters
William Wells and Margaret (nee Dobson) who came to Canada from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England in 1773 and settled in Point de Bute, New Brunswick .(then called Prospect) He was a mason by trade, and built the Methodist Chapel at Thirsk before leaving Yorkshire. Margaret Dobson was from Sowerby, near Thirsk. Their sons, William and George remained in Pointe de Bute. William married a Miss Allen and had sons named Thomas, Benjamin and William. Their daughters were Cynthia, Mary [aka Polly], Catherine, Sarah and Marinda and were married to Isaac Doherty, Joseph Doherty, James Trenholm, Alfred Jones and Archie Hoar, respectively.
FOUR GENERATION DESCENDANCY CHART FOR WILLIAM WELLS ~1745~1812 - HDOHERTY.
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Name -RIN - Birth-Death - Birth Place -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-- William WELLS-1301 (~1745 - )
sp-Margaret DOBSON-1302 ( - )
2-- William WELLS-1303 (1775-1831) Pointe de Bute,Wes Co.,NB,CAN
sp-Catherine ALLEN-1305 (1779-1861)
3-- William WELLS-1306 ( - )
3-- Benjamin A. WELLS-1307 ( - )
3-- Thomas Benjamin WELLS-1308 ( - )
3-- Cynthia WELLS-48 (1795- ) ,W'morlnd Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Isaac DOHERTY-44 (1790-1830) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
4-- Margaret DOHERTY-84 (1816-1893) Pt.de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-James CARTER-85 (1820-1910) Dorchester,,New Brunwick,Canada
4-- Catherine DOHERTY-86 (1820- ) Pt.de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Benjamin FOLEY-88 ( - )
4-- Mary Jane DOHERTY-87 (1823-1878) Pointe de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Alexander JOHNSON-89 (1820-1878) Pt.de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
3-- Catherine WELLS-1310 ( - )
sp-James Joseph TRENHOLM-1313 ( - )
3-- Sarah WELLS-1311 ( - )
sp-Alfred JONES-1314 ( - )
3-- Polly (Mary) WELLS-54 (~1812-1897) Baie Verte,W'morelnd Co.,NB,Canada
sp-Joseph DOHERTY-53 (1810-1885) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
4-- Sarah Jane DOHERTY-159 (1833-1938) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- William M. DOHERTY-163 (1840-1918) Buctouche,Kent Co.,NB,Canada
sp-Florance A. MURRAY-166 (1856-1937) Campbellton,Restigouche Co.,Nb,Can
4-- Isaac Wallace DOHERTY-160 (1842-1940) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Agnes Bisket RICHIE-170 (1846-1936) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Maranda DOHERTY-161 (1844- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Joseph Fetters DOHERTY-162 (1846-1930) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Elspeth CAMPBELL-179 (1844-1923) Escuminac,Aboyne Dist.,Quebec,Canada
4-- David DOHERTY-164 (1852-1939) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Mary BAIN-167 (1853-1926) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Mary HENDERSON-910 (1853- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Milton DOHERTY-165 (1862-1937) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Laura BATEMAN-168 ( -1950)
3-- Marinda WELLS-1312 ( - )
sp-Archie HOAR-1315 ( - )
2-- George WELLS-1304 ( - )
2-- Mary WELLS-1316 ( - )
sp-George CHAPPELL-1321 ( - )
2-- Jane WELLS-1317 ( - )
sp-William CHAPPELL-1322 ( - )
2-- Elizabeth WELLS-1318 ( - )
sp-Jonas JONES-1323 ( - )
2-- Margaret WELLS-1319 ( - )
sp-S. FREEZE-1324 ( - )
2-- Joseph WELLS-1320 ( - )
sp-Nellie TREDHOLM-1325 ( - )
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