Biography
Lydia Ann Alley Wells was born 1 January 1828 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States to George Alley (1792-1859) and Mary Symonds (1796-1880) and died 6 August 1909 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. She married Daniel Hanmer Wells (1814-1891) 4 April 1852 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Brigham Young 1848 Pioneer Company
After leading his first historic 1847 Vanguard Company to blaze the trail to the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young (1801-1877) and many of the others returned back to Winter Quarters to collect their families and the rest of the church.
This family was numbered with the 1229 pioneers in 397 wagons make the 1,031 mile trek in 86 days (May 26 to Sept 24) and would be amongst the first of hundred plus wagon trains that would make the same journey over the next 24 years.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Catherine Alley Wells (1853-1922) | |||
| Mary Minerva Wells (1855-1935) | |||
| Lucy Ann Wells (1858-1859) | |||
| Louis Robison Wells (1862-1952) | |||
| Wilford Woodruff Wells (1868-1868) | |||
| Arthur Deming Wells (1871-1871) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Hubbard Alley (1823-1910) | |||
| Margaret Maria Alley (1825-1852) | 19 December 1825 Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 5 November 1852 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Brigham Young (1801-1877) |
| Lydia Ann Alley (1828-1909) | 1 January 1828 Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 6 August 1909 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Daniel Hanmer Wells (1814-1891) |
| Susan Hannah Alley (1830-1924) | 3 May 1830 Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 5 May 1924 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Daniel Hanmer Wells (1814-1891) |
| Stephen Webb Alley (1832-1921) | |||
| Elizabeth Royce Alley (1835-1916) | |||
| Charles Henry Alley (1839-1901) | |||
| Elicia Alley (1845-) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Lydia Alley
- Alley Family
- Alley in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Alley in Salt Lake County, Utah