Dr. Francis Hartman "Frank" Wells

1870 - 1945  (74 years)

• Name	Francis Hartman "Frank" Wells
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	23 Aug 1870	King Twp. York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195033294
  Name	Frank Wells
  Occupation	1893	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-488428
  Died	9 Aug 1945	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I488428	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  WELLS, FRANCIS HARTMAN was born in York County in 1870 and died at Port Elgin on August 8, 1945, There is little information about his early career. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1891, and according to the obituary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, of November 1945, he started to practice in Conestoga. A biographical sketch in the Port Elgin Centennial publication said he was too young (21) upon graduation to practise in Ontario. This account said his early medical career was spent in Tonawanda, New York, and Lansing Michigan. This may have been a period of postgraduate work as he was in Conestoga in 1893, and possibly earlier. He left Conestoga at the end of 1893, or early in 1894, for Markdale, and from there he went to Port Elgin in 1896. His Conestoga practice was taken over by Dr. Grant, and the papers were more concerned with Grant's arrival than Well's departure. In Port Elgin he had a flourishing practice, and served as Medical Officer of Health. He died on August 8, 1945, survived by his widow, two daughters and a son. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986 ____________ DR WELLS PASSES AT PT ELGIN HOME PORT ELGIN Aug 10\emdash Another at Port Elgin's well known and highly esteemed citizens passed to his final reward in the person of Dr. F. H. Wells who has been successfully practicing medicine In this village and surrounding territory for over fifty years In ill health for some time he only took to his bed a very short while and passed away late Wednesday night at his home on Queen street . He held the office of M. O. here until a few short days ago when the Council appointed Dr J E Fraser to that office. The late Dr Wells began his practice in the village of Conestogo and later coming to Port Elgin when he continued to reside until his death. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, two daughters Dorothy (Mrs Hague) of Toronto Leigh (Mrs Mossing) of Buffalo one son Francis of Toronto and three grand children Barbara Hague Beverly Wells and Peter Massing. The Sun Times Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Fri, Aug 10, 1945 Page 2

  
  

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  Occupation - Doctor - 1893 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Aug 1945 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth