TIME LINE:

1782 The United States and Britain sign preliminary peace articles in Paris, recognizing American independence and ending the Revolutionary War.


1806 William Pitt the Younger, British Prime Minister (1783-1801 and 1804-1806), died. Pitt was the founder of the modern Conservative Party.


1872 Jesse James gang robbed a bank in Columbia, Kentucky, of $1,500 with 1 person killed.


Thomas Wells


Martha's father and Great Great Great Great Grandfather to Gordon Steele


Name
Thomas Wells
Spouse
Rosanna Frampton
D.O.B.
1782
Location
Netherbury, Dorset
Marriage Date
30-Nov-1806
Location
Bridport, Dorset
Death Date
1872
Location
?
Cause
?
Age at Death
90
Vocation
Heckler
Father
Thomas Wells
Mother
Ann Hayward




The 1861 Census of Burton Bradstock in Dorset, lists Thomas as a Heckler and has him born in Netherbury, Dorset. The meaning of Heckler is: To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.


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