Margaret Wells

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Margaret Wells (Fretz)

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Daughter of Mark Fretz and Julia Ann Fretz
Wife of James Wells
Mother of Susan McCaughan; Ida Wells and Harry Wells
Sister of Silas Fretz and Mary Hendricks
Half sister of Wilson Fretz; Julia A. Fretz; Nelson Fretz; Jonas Fretz; Justus Fretz and 2 others

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About Margaret Wells

A Brief History of Jacob Wismer and a Complete Genealogical Family Register With Biographies of His Descendants from the Earliest Available Records to the Present Time By A J Fretz, Eli Wismer

http://books.google.com/books?id=nwBgAAAAMAAJ

Page xiii, 7, 8, 86, 89, 90, 333

I. Jacob Wismer, (...) was born in Germany about 1684, and died in Bedminster Township, Bucks Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1787 in his one hundred and third year.

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The children of Jacob and Nanny Wismer, as near in the order of birth as could be placed were: ---Jacob, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, Henry, Mark, Daniel, John, Christian, Nanny, Abraham.

II. Jacob Wismer,* bn. in Bucks Co., Pa., about 1721. Mrd. Margaret ---. The dates of death of himself and wife are not known. He received his portion of his father's estate in 1783. Lived in Plumstead Twp. at what is known as the burnt mill, where he followed the occupation of miller. Children: Abraham, Isaac, Anna, Mary, Elizabeth, Jacob, Mary, Barbara, Hannah, Margaret.

III. Margaret Wismer, bn. June 4, 1768; died July 23, 1822. Mrd. Anthony Fretz, Apr. 16, 1795. He was bn. Feb. 1, 1774; died Jan. 26, 1856. He mrd. second wife a Quaker lady. He lived on a farm of 60 acres at the "Old Burnt Mill," in Plumstead Twp. Farmer and miller. Children: Samuel, Anna, Mary, Mark, Elizabeth, Joseph, Catharine.

IV. Mark Fretz, born Mar. 17, 1801; died July 24, 1849. Mrd. Julia Ann Bissey, Dec. 20, 1825. Miller. Children: Silas, Margaret, Mary. --- Mark mrd. second wife Mary Magdalena Scheetz. Children: Wilson, Julia, Nelson, Jonas, Justus, Clarissa, Sarah.

V. Margaret Fretz, bn. Sept, 22, 1828. Mrd. James Wells in 1850. He died in 1875. Sail-maker. Presby. Children: Susan, Ida, Harry.

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Margaret Wells's Timeline

1828
September 22, 1828
1856
July 24, 1856
1860
April 4, 1860
1862
August 24, 1862
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