Person:Benjamin Wells (9)

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Benjamin Franklin Wells
b.31 Aug 1801 Aquebogue, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York
d.21 Oct 1871 Aquebogue, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 Jan 1795
  1. Franklin Wells1796 - 1800
  2. Mary B. Wells1797 - 1872
  3. Benjamin Franklin Wells1801 - 1871
  4. John Tuthill Wells1803 - 1876
  5. Hannah Wells1805 -
  6. Sophronia Wells1807 -
  7. Alden Wells1810 - 1873
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Benjamin Franklin Wells1801 - 1871
  • W.  Maria Downs
  1. William Henry WellsAbt 1830 -
  2. Benjamin Franklin Wells1830 - 1904
  3. Theodore Wells1840 -
  4. Huldah Maria Wells1843 - 1849
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Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Franklin Wells
Gender Male
Birth? 31 Aug 1801 Aquebogue, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York
Marriage to Maria Downs
Death? 21 Oct 1871 Aquebogue, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York

In the 1840s, Aquebogue was known for its general store and its eagle-eyed proprietor. When he wasn't tending to his store or lumberyard, Benjamin Franklin Wells was probably on the roof peering through a telescope at his lookout. Wells liked to watch for schooners coming up the bay carrying lumber that needed to be brought to his dock on Meetinghouse Creek.

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