Wells–Bennett–Grant family

The Wells–Bennett–Grant Family is the name of a U.S. political family. It is linked by marriage to the Cannon, Smith, and Udall families.

Members[]

Daniel Hanmer Wells[]

Oct 27, 1814 - March 24, 1891
Mayor of Salt Lake City 1866-73
He married seven wives: Eliza Rebecca Robison; Louisa Free, former wife of John D. Lee; Martha Givens Harris; Lydia Ann Alley; Susan Hannah Alley, sister of Lydia; Hannah Corrilla Free, sister of Louisa; and Emmeline Blanche Woodward
Father of Heber Manning Wells (by Martha Givens Harris)
Father of Rulon Seymour Wells (by Louisa Free)
Father of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon) (by Emmeline Woodward); Elizabeth married John Q. Cannon, son of George Q. Cannon
Father of Emily Harris Wells (by Martha Givens Harris); Emily married Heber J. Grant
Grandfather of Cavendish Wells Cannon
Great-grandfather of Robert Foster Bennett

Heber Manning Wells[]

11 Aug 1859 - 12 Mar 1938
Governor of Utah 1896-1905
Son of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Martha Givens Harris
Brother of Emily Harris Wells, who married Heber J. Grant
Half-brother of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)
Half-brother of Rulon Seymour Wells
Half-uncle of Cavendish Wells Cannon
Great-uncle of Robert Foster Bennett

Rulon Seymour Wells[]

7 Jul 1854 - 7 May 1941

Utah State Legislature 1901
Son of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Louisa Free
Half brother of Heber Manning Wells
Half brother of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)
Half brother of Emily Harris Wells who married Heber J. Grant
Half uncle of Cavendish Wells Cannon
Half great uncle of Robert Foster Bennett

Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)[]

Usually called Annie Wells Cannon
7 Dec 1859 - 2 Sep 1942
Utah State Legislature 1913-15, 1921
Daughter of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Emmeline Woodard
Mother of Cavendish Wells Cannon
Half-sister of Heber Manning Wells
Half-sister of Rulon Seymour Wells
Half-sister of Emily Harris Wells, who married Heber J. Grant
Half-great-aunt of Robert Foster Bennett
Married John Q. Cannon son of George Q. Cannon

Heber Jeddy Grant[]

Usually Called Heber J. Grant
22 Nov 1856 - 18 May 1945
Utah Territorial Legislature 1884
Son of Jedediah Morgan Grant and Rachel Ivins
Grandfather of Robert Foster Bennett
3rd Cousin of Anthony Woodward Ivin
Married Emily Harris Wells, daughter of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Martha Givens Harris
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1918-1945

Jedediah Morgan Grant[]

21 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
Mayor of Salt Lake City 1851-56
Father of Heber J. Grant
Grandfather of Frances Grant Bennett, wife to Senator Wallace Foster Bennett
Brother of Caroline Amanda Grant and Roxie Ann Grant who both married William B. Smith

Wallace Foster Bennett[]

November 13, 1898 - December 19, 1993
U.S. Senator from Utah, 1951-75.
Father of Robert Foster Bennett
Married Frances Marion Grant, daughter of Heber J. Grant

Robert Foster Bennett[]

Born 1933
U.S. Senator from Utah 1992-2011
Son of Wallace Foster Bennett
Grandson of Heber J. Grant
Great-grandson of Jedediah Morgan Grant
Great-grandson of Daniel Hanmer Wells
Great-nephew of Heber Manning Wells
Half-great-nephew of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)
Half-great-nephew of Rulon Seymour Wells
Half-cousin, once-removed, of Cavendish Wells Cannon

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