Nancy Dyer (Slocum) Wells (1817 - 1902)

Born 25 Feb 1817 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Wells — married 25 Feb 1838 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1902 at age 85 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Nancy Dyer Slocum was born on February 25, 1817 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, daughter of John Slocum (1790–1856) and Sarah Whitehorne (1799–1883).

Her siblings were:

1. John Slocum (1819–1887)
2. William Slocum (1821–1884)
3. Lydia Slocum (1823–1825)
4. Alfred Slocum (1825– )
5. Harriet T. Slocum (1827–~1897)
6. Edmund Slocum (1829–1912)
7. James Franklin Slocum (1831–1871)
8. Samuel Slocum (1833–1914)
9. Sarah Elizabeth Slocum (1835–1900)
10. Charles Edward Slocum (1837– )
11. Nehemiah Slocum (1838–1899)
12. Hannah Mary Slocum (1839–1921)
13. Horace Slocum (1842– )
14. Lydia Whitehorne Slocum (1845–1920)

Nancy (21) married Benjamin Wells (24) (born on November 13, 1813 in Exeter, Washington) on February 25, 1838 in Richmond, Ri. Their known children were:

1. Benjamin Edward Wells (1839–1917)
2. John Henry Wells (1841–1908)
3. William Perry Wells (1844–1914)
4. Sarah Adelaide Wells (1848– )
5. Amasa Pardon Wells (1850– )
6. Jeremiah Robinson Wells (1861–1923)

Nancy died on December 6, 1902 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, aged 85.

Research Notes

Note: after husband's death, Nancy went to live in Fall River with her son, Benjamin Edward Wells, and apparently why she is buried there.

(So. Kingstown Marr. 1850-1914 pg. 31

Sources

• Title: Captain George Whitehorne of Boston and some of his Descendants. Author: Robert Joseph Curfman. Publication: NEHGR, Volume 146, April 1992, p. 164-166. Abbreviation: Captain George Whitehorne of Boston and some of his Descendants. Note: Source Media Type: Civil Registry. Master Listing Source: Y
• Call Number: G 507. Title: A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America. Author: Slocum, Charles Elihu, 1841-1915. Publication: Syracuse.: Slocum : 1882. Abbreviation: A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America. Note: genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations of the first-named family from 1637 to 1881 : with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines so far as ascertained. NS082883. Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y

Acknowledgments

• This profile was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 10 September 2010.