FRANK WELLS, Leeson's Hist. of MT 1739-1885, Jefferson Co., MT

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FRANK WELLS - pg 1187

From Leeson's History of Montana 1739-1885 published 1885

SURNAMES FOUND IN THIS BIOGRAPHY: PERRY

Frank Wells, merchant, Radersburg, born March 29, 1828, at
Weathersfield, Conn.; passed his boyhood days on the farm; in
1844 commenced the blacksmith trade; proceeded to California in
1849, where he mined for six years, and engaged at his trade for
four years.. In 1859 he visited his native State, where he
remained until 1864. He was married to Miss Maria S. Perry, May
18, 1861, at New Haven, Conn., of which State her parents were
natives. In 1864 the family set forth on their trip to Montana.
At Lake Pepin they joined an emigrant train of 100 wagons,
crossed the Missouri at Fort Rice, thence along the Cannon Ball
river to the Little Missouri, where they were attacked by 3,000
Sioux, who gave battle for three days, when they retired toward
the Yellowstone country. to avoid a future meeting of this
character, the train moved to the mouth of the Yellowstone,
thence up the Missouri to Benton ( Fort Union), en route to Last
Chance, and arrived on the present site of Helena, September 22,
1864. Mr. Wells shortly after this moved to Jefferson City. In
November, 1865, he was elected Clerk of Jefferson county and
filled that office for four terms. He next engaged in the stock
business for six years, and in the spring of 1878 established his
present business, having an annual trade of over $40,000.