Wells, Jane (Evans)

  • 1835-1921
  • Jane came to Yale in 1863. Later that year, she married Charles Evans, manager of the B.C. Express company (BX). 
  • When Charles died in 1870, Jane moved her three children to a 600-acre farm on Sumas Trunk Road west of Chilliwack. She never remarried. 
  • In her obituary in the Chilliwack Progress, it notes “Mrs. Evans knew all the hardships of pioneer life, including the clearing of a bush farm, and the annual battle with high water and mosquitos that have made Sumas famous.”
  • Granddaughter of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=1346
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91612008/jane-evans