Descendants of William Christopher Wescott - Person Sheet
NameWells Libbey WESCOTT 
, GG Grandfather, W230, 52, M
, GG Grandfather, W230, 52, MDeath17 Nov 1911, Lakeville, Dakota County, MN, USA1 Age: 85
Burial? Nov 1911, Corinthian Cemetery, Farmington, Dakota County, MN, USA
Occupationshoemaker, farmer
ReligionPresbyterian
Cause of deathChronic Diffuse Nephritis1
FatherJames WESCOTT , 77, M (1793-1870)
MotherDorcas LIBBEY , 78, F (1798-1849)
Spouses
1Amanda HALE , GG Grandmother, H400, 53, F
, GG Grandmother, H400, 53, FBirth18 Dec 1829, Westbrook(?), Cumberland County, ME, USA12
Death17 Nov 1888, Farmington, Dakota County, MN, USA26 Age: 58
Burial? Nov 1888, Corinthian Cemetery, Farmington, Dakota County, MN, USA7
ReligionPresbyterian
FatherUnknown HALE , 585, M
MotherLydia UNKNOWN MAIDEN NAME , 586, F
Marriage28 Feb 1849, Gorham, Cumberland County, ME, USA25
ChildrenClarissa E. (Clara) , 56, F (1849-1926)
Dorcas Amanda (Cassie) , 54, F (1853-1939)
Deborah , 55, F (~1856-1907)
Wells Hale , 29, M (1863-1931)
Frank (Died as Infant), 58, M (1864-1864)
Laura Ettie , 57, F (1865-1919)
Notes for Wells Libbey WESCOTT
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Birth information from Gorham Vital Records page 152 also indicates name spelled “Willis L.”24
Cause of death: Chronic Diffuse Nephritis1
Arrived Eagan, Minnesota 1854, Lakeville 1857
Died age 85y 2m 13d
1850 census showed the following household in Gorham Maine, Cumberland County: Wells L., wife Amanda, Frank Wescott age 9, Laura Wescott age 6 months, Charlotte Hatch (sister of Wells L.)
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Wells L. Wescott
was born in Maine in 1826. He learned the shoemaker's trade at the age of sixteen years and continued in it until 1855. Came to St. Paul at that time, thence to Eagan, Dakota county, and erected a hotel, which he run five years. He then purchased eighty acres in Lakeville, where he has since lived. He is school director of district No. 42. Married in 1849 to Miss Amanda Hale, who has borne him six children, five of whom are living.22
Birth information from Gorham Vital Records page 152 also indicates name spelled “Willis L.”24
Cause of death: Chronic Diffuse Nephritis1
Arrived Eagan, Minnesota 1854, Lakeville 1857
Died age 85y 2m 13d
1850 census showed the following household in Gorham Maine, Cumberland County: Wells L., wife Amanda, Frank Wescott age 9, Laura Wescott age 6 months, Charlotte Hatch (sister of Wells L.)
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Wells L. Wescott
was born in Maine in 1826. He learned the shoemaker's trade at the age of sixteen years and continued in it until 1855. Came to St. Paul at that time, thence to Eagan, Dakota county, and erected a hotel, which he run five years. He then purchased eighty acres in Lakeville, where he has since lived. He is school director of district No. 42. Married in 1849 to Miss Amanda Hale, who has borne him six children, five of whom are living.22