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Emmeline B. Wells

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Person human Q5373425

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
February 29, 1828
Date of death
April 25, 1921
Place of birth
Petersham
Place of death
Salt Lake City
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
journalist, diarist, hymnwriter, writer, feminist
Religion or worldview
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[14]
Member of political party
Republican Party[16]
Spouse
Daniel H. Wells[11]
Child
Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Described by source
American Women Writers, Women writers of the American West, 1833-1927, Frontier Women and Their Art[20][21][22]
Family name
Wells[17]
Given name
Emmeline, Blanche[18][19]
Place of burial
Salt Lake City Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emmeline Blanche Wells en Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells en Emmeline B. Wells ar إيميلين ب. ويلز
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000051203933
VIAF cluster ID
31838668
Library of Congress authority ID
nr87000752
GND ID
1150523646
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Emmeline B. Wells.JPG ↗
American National Biography ID
0802126
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02195552
Collective Biographies of Women ID
14748
DAHR artist ID
116323
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Emmeline-Blanche-Woodward-Wells
FAST ID
211351
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Show all 24 identifiers +12
FamilySearch person ID
KWJ8-853
Find a Grave memorial ID
6491259
Freebase ID
/m/0d07rr
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010311645313
Hymnary author ID
Wells_EB1
Latter-day Saint Literature database artist ID (archived)
emmeline-b-wells
Open Library ID
OL1042752A
SNAC ARK ID
w6gt5k7h
Utah History Encyclopedia ID
w/WELLS_EMMELINE
WikiTree person ID
Woodward-2297
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqFQtPppYqd9VDmJDRtKd
Yale LUX ID
person/2c5090b7-ad47-4797-abe2-7743949aeebb

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, diarist, hymnwriter
Child 1
Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon
Children (maternal) 1
Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Wells
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Petersham
Place of death 1
Salt Lake City
Religion or worldview 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Daniel H. Wells
Spouses 1
Daniel H. Wells
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Summary

Emmeline B. Wells was born on February 29, 1828[1], in Petersham[2]. She died on April 25, 1921[3], in Salt Lake City[4]. She worked as a journalist[5], diarist[6], hymnwriter[7], writer[8], and feminist[9].

FAQs

Where was Emmeline B. Wells born?

Emmeline B. Wells was born in Petersham[2].

Where did Emmeline B. Wells die?

Emmeline B. Wells passed away in Salt Lake City[4].

Who was Emmeline B. Wells married to?

Emmeline B. Wells's spouses include Daniel H. Wells[11].

What did Emmeline B. Wells do for work?

Emmeline B. Wells worked as a journalist[5], diarist[6], hymnwriter[7], writer[8], and feminist[9].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . American Women Writers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . archives.lib.byu.edu. archives.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, diarist, hymnwriter +2
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Emmeline, Blanche
    Religion or worldview → The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Described by source → American Women Writers, Women writers of the American West, 1833-1927, Frontier Women and Their Art
    Instance of → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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