Mary Wells Morris
Mary Wells Morris (September 4, 1764 – November 6, 1819) is the person that Wellsboro, Pennsylvania is named after. She was born in Burlington County, New Jersey.[1] She moved to Tioga County with her husband Benjamin, her son Samuel, and her daughter Rebecca. They were Philadelphia Quakers. They became the first residents of the Wellsboro.[2] She remained in Wellsboro until she died on November 6, 1819; she is buried with her husband in the Wellsboro Cemetery.[3]
Recently[when?] a life-size bronze statue was erected in her honor. Despite not finding any remaining images of Mary Wells, the designers of the statue crafted a likeness based on surviving images of her mother.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania - 200th Anniversary of Laying Out of Wellsboro, Tioga County PA - 2006". joycetice.com.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Alonzo Lee BICKERS/Maria Louisa BOURNE". pennock.ws.
Categories:
- 1764 births
- 1819 deaths
- 18th-century American people
- American Quakers
- People from Burlington County, New Jersey
- People from Tioga County, Pennsylvania