HENRY JACKSON WELLS

Wells, Henry Jackson (1823-1912) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 16, 1823. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1881-83. Baptist. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., November 24, 1912.
Parents: Gideon Parker Wells, Susanna Wellington
Spouse: Maria Adelaide Goodnow
Born: 26 Jan 1832 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 10 Sep 1904 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage: 29 Oct 1856 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Harrison Goodnow Wells M 28 Jul 1857 in San Francisco, California
Sophia Adelaide Wells F 10 Jan 1859 in San Francisco, California
Mary Rebecca Wells F 15 Jun 1862 in San Francisco, California
Henrietta Jackson Wells F 22 May 1864 in San Francisco, California
Wellington Wells M 18 Apr 1868 in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell