Sally was the wife of Jupeter Wells, Sr., of Ashfield, Massachusetts. They are both described in Ashfield vital records as being "colored." The couple had four children- Sukey, born in 1803, Joseph, born in 1805-1807, Jupeter, born in 1806, and an unnamed child who was born in 1817 and died in 1819.
Sally died in February of 1821, of "dropsy in brest." She was 37 years old. Her grave lies in the southwest corner of Ashfield's Hill Cemetery in among unmarked graves belonging to the Wells family. Her gravestone reads:
In
Memory of
Sally Wells
Who died 18 Feb.
1821
AE 37 years
The sweet remembrance of the just
Shall flourish, tho' they sleep in dust.
Sources Consulted
History of the Town of Ashfield, Frederick G. Howes & Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepard, 1834, p. 143
| Entry | Source | Vol Name | Date | entry id |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • In memory of Sally Wells who died 18 Feb. 1821 Ae 37 years The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish, tho' they sleep in dust. | Gravestones | -- | 2415 |