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Amy <I>Akin</I> Wells

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Amy Akin Wells

Birth
White Creek, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
24 Dec 1858 (aged 70)
Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, USA
Burial
Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section N, John E Wells Plot
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Amy Akin, born 6 May 1788 in White Creek, Washington Co., NY; died 24 December 1858 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. She married Eleazer Merill Wells 15 June 1809 in Johnson Hall, Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY; born About 1782; died 25 November 1860 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. Eleazer was a son of John Wells and Lois Foote. He was born 30 March 1782 in West Hartford, Conn.; died 26 November 1860 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. They had 13 children: Melinda, Sally Marie, George Washington, Almira W., Eleazer H., Ann Sarah, Elizabeth, Louisa, John E., Rhoda, Catherine, Nathan Perkins, David Akin, Edward Akin.
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Eleazer was two years old when his parents moved to Johnstown in 1784. He became an owner of many acres of land, being engaged in milling and farming. Eleazer purchased Johnson Hall for $2000 in 1829, from his brother-in-law James Akin, where Amy had lived since her family moved there in 1803. For many years a large picture of Eleazer and Amy hung in the Library of Johnson Hall.
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Amy's sister Sarah married Nathan Wells. Then in 1823, Ira Akin wed Mrs. Mercy Ann Wells, widow of John Wells (1778-Bef. 1823) who was a brother of Nathan and Eleazer Wells.
~from Chart entitled, "Early Wells and Eleazer's Descendants -- 1590-1896" in Edwards Family History by Oliver Marray Edwards, (1928); Prepared by Amy Edwards Childs (1970), p. 64. (copy in the Johnstown Library).
Amy Akin, born 6 May 1788 in White Creek, Washington Co., NY; died 24 December 1858 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. She married Eleazer Merill Wells 15 June 1809 in Johnson Hall, Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY; born About 1782; died 25 November 1860 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. Eleazer was a son of John Wells and Lois Foote. He was born 30 March 1782 in West Hartford, Conn.; died 26 November 1860 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. They had 13 children: Melinda, Sally Marie, George Washington, Almira W., Eleazer H., Ann Sarah, Elizabeth, Louisa, John E., Rhoda, Catherine, Nathan Perkins, David Akin, Edward Akin.
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Eleazer was two years old when his parents moved to Johnstown in 1784. He became an owner of many acres of land, being engaged in milling and farming. Eleazer purchased Johnson Hall for $2000 in 1829, from his brother-in-law James Akin, where Amy had lived since her family moved there in 1803. For many years a large picture of Eleazer and Amy hung in the Library of Johnson Hall.
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Amy's sister Sarah married Nathan Wells. Then in 1823, Ira Akin wed Mrs. Mercy Ann Wells, widow of John Wells (1778-Bef. 1823) who was a brother of Nathan and Eleazer Wells.
~from Chart entitled, "Early Wells and Eleazer's Descendants -- 1590-1896" in Edwards Family History by Oliver Marray Edwards, (1928); Prepared by Amy Edwards Childs (1970), p. 64. (copy in the Johnstown Library).


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  • Created by: Owlisnapp
  • Added: Jul 1, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20214436/amy-wells: accessed ), memorial page for Amy Akin Wells (6 May 1788–24 Dec 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20214436, citing Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, USA; Maintained by Owlisnapp (contributor 46878071).