Wells, Henry Noble, 1830-1920
Dates
- Existence: 1830 - 1920
Biographical History
Henry Noble Wells (1830-1920) was a wool manufacturer and coal merchant in Massachusetts.
Henry Noble Wells was born on April 22, 1830 to Rufus and Sylvia Blackinton Wells in Massachusetts. He married Maria Elizabeth Blackinton on August 1, 1851 in Adams, Massachusetts. They later had four children: Ada Maria, Eugene Henry, Virgil, and John.
In 1860 he worked as a wool manufactuerer and in 1880 as a coal merchant. By 1887 he was a clerk at Troy and Greenfield R.R. in North Adams, Massachusetts, and by 1910 he moved to Queens, New York, as a widower.
Wells passed away on January 20, 1920.
Citation:
We Relate, via WWW, 5 March 2015 (Henry Noble Wells was born on April 22, 1830 to Rufus and Sylvia Blackinton Wells in Massachusetts; married Maria Elizabeth Blackinton on August 1, 1851 in Adams, Massachusetts; later had four children: Ada Maria, Eugene Henry, Virgil, and John; worked as a wool manufactuerer in 1860 and in 1880 as a coal merchant. By 1887 he was a clerk at Troy and Greenfield R.R. in North Adams, Massachusetts, and by 1910 he moved to Queens, New York, as a widower; passed away on January 20, 1920).Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jacqueline Aitken-Genia collection of Wells family papers
Contains the papers of the Henry Noble and Maria Elizabeth Wells family, including photographs, "daybooks" or journals, photographs, a Polygott Bible, documents relating to the executions of the wills of both Henry and Maria, and other miscellaneous documents. Materials dated 1847-1913.