Member of the Ohio Senate from the Jefferson County district
In office March 1, 1803 – December 2, 1804[citation needed]
Serving with Zenas Kimberly John Milligan
Preceded by
new seat
Succeeded by
James Pritchard John Milligan
Personal details
Born
(1773-01-28)January 28, 1773 near Baltimore, Province of Maryland
Died
August 14, 1846(1846-08-14) (aged 73)
Resting place
Union Cemetery Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Political party
Federalist
Spouse(s)
Rebecca Reasteau
(died 1797)
Sarah Griffith
(m. 1798)
Children
13
Alma mater
William and Mary College
Occupation
Politician
judge
surveyor
landowner
real estate manager
bank president
farmer
Bezaleel Wells (January 28, 1773 – August 14, 1846) was an American politician, judge, surveyor and landowner from Ohio. He was known as the founder of Steubenville and Canton. He was a member of the Ohio Senate, representing Jefferson County from 1803 to 1804.
to 1804. BezaleelWells was born on January 28, 1773, in St. Thomas Parish near Baltimore, Maryland, to Leah (née Owings) and Alexander Wells. His father...
domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "JUDAH LÖW (LÖB, LIWA) BEN BEZALEEL (known also as Der Hohe Rabbi Löw)". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York:...
Bezaleel Howard (November 22, 1753 – January 20, 1837) was an American Congregationalist minister. Howard was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts to Jane...
defeated Federalist candidates Benjamin I. Gilman, Arthur St. Clair and BezaleelWells. On election day, 11 January 1803, Democratic-Republican nominee Edward...
1797), son of Sarah "Sally" Rice (b. 1750), daughter of Bezaleel Rice Jr. (1721–1806), son of Bezaleel Rice Sr. (b. 1697), son of David Rice (1659–1723), son...
November 29, 1802 Serving with Rudolph Bair George Humphrey John Milligan BezaleelWells Personal details Born (1750-09-03)September 3, 1750 York County, Pennsylvania...
his memorial was built, and has graves of other notable Cantonians. BezaleelWells, Canton's founder, set aside the Plum Street Cemetery at 6th Street...
Democratic-Republican Daniel Symmes Democratic-Republican Jefferson Zenas Kimberly BezaleelWells Federalist Ross Abraham Claypool Nathaniel Massie Democratic-Republican...
Mahnenschmidt Dedication 1862 Dedicated October 5, 1862 Associated people BezaleelWells Architecture Functional status Active Architectural type Gothic Revival...
Cemetery. In April 1830, he married Rachel Mason. He purchased the BezaleelWells homestead, The Grove, at a sheriff's sale, and he and his descendants...
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grandfather, Peter Rawson Taft I, was born in Uxbridge in 1785. The Hon. Bezaleel Taft Sr., Lydia's son, left a legacy of five generations or more of public...
(Federalist), 246 (4.14%) Arthur St. Clair (Federalist), 234 (3.93%) BezaleelWells (Federalist), 89 (1.50%) Scattering, unknown Rhode Island 20 April 1803...
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