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.

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