Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Wheeler was born on 27 May 1738, in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Wheeler, was 31 and his mother, Abigail Perry, was 28. He married Frances Hill in 1761, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died in 1816, in Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 78.
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Sources (2)
- Joseph Wheeler, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Joseph Wheeler, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1738–1816 Male
1737–1805 Female
Children (12)
1760– Male
1762–1799 Male
1765–1765 Male
1766–1851 Female
1768– Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1706–1762 Male
1710–1777 Female
Siblings (11)
1729– Male
1730–1805 Female
1731–1776 Female
1734–1735 Male
1735–1772 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 38
1776
Age 38
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 43
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.
History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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