Paul Wheeler

1828 - 1914  (86 years)

• Name	Paul Wheeler
  Birth	13 Jul 1828	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Married	Abt Aug 1859 (31 years)	Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary, married first Hiram Madison Wheeler, son of Capt. Rowland Wheeler and Lydia Gates. Mary was Paul's older brother, Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)
  Occupation	1860 (31 years)  [3]
  He owned a mill on the site of the first grist mill of Rutland which was burnt by the Indians. He also manufactured hickory and oak farm tools handles.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (32 years)	Civil War Begins
  Married	28 Apr 1887 (58 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Helen E. Dean, the daughter of Erastus and Amelia (Gates) Dean. They were married by the Rev. George S. Dodge. She died on Tuesday 20 October 1908 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  Death	22 Nov 1914	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Hiram M. Wheeler,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Mar 1812, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 1 year)   2. Sarah Jemima Wheeler,   b. 6 Dec 1812, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Jun 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 11 years)   3. Hiram Madison Wheeler,   b. 10 Nov 1814, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Dec 1852, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 38 years)   4. Abigail Blodgett Wheeler,   b. 30 Aug 1816, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Dec 1897, Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) + 5. Catharine Muzzy Wheeler,   b. 26 Jun 1818, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Aug 1872, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 54 years) ▻ Alpheus Harding,  m. 9 Mar 1837   6. Elvira Wheeler,   b. 25 Feb 1820, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Nov 1901, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)   7. Martha Richmond Wheeler,   b. 5 Jul 1825, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Aug 1900, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)   8. Paul Wheeler,   b. 13 Jul 1828, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Nov 1914, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Wheeler,   b. Abt 1611, England d. 9 Feb 1675/76, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 65 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I15413
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P.,   b. 21 Oct 1785, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Nov 1867, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lydia Gates,   b. 6 Dec 1789, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Feb 1861, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Paul Wheeler(1828 – 1914) 2Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P.(1785 – 1867) 4Abraham Wheeler(1746 – 1817) 8Isaac Wheeler(1698 – 1769) 16Isaac Wheeler(1661 – 8 Feb 1730/31) 17Experience Metcalfe(1661 – 18 Feb 1730/31) 9Sarah Lawrence(1709 – ) 18Ebenezer Lawrence( – 1751) 19Mary Partridge(25 Feb 1681/82 – 1754) 5Jemima Walker(1747 – 1802) 10Captain Phineas Walker(1722 – 1792) 20John Walker(1693 – ) 21Jemimah Stanhope(1691 – ) 11Beulah Clap(1 Jan 1724/25 – 1809) 22John Clap(1700 – 1788) 23Abigail Esterbrook(1702 – 1790) 3Lydia Gates(1789 – 1861) 6Joseph Gates(1759 – 1830) 12Samuel Torry Gates(1725 – 1803) 24Amos Gates(Abt 1680 – ) 25Hannah Oldham(1681 – ) 13Abigail Blodgett(1725 – 1820) 26Joseph Blodgett(1696 – 1781) 27Sarah Stone(1700 – 1735) 7Sarah Galera Roper(1756 – 1813) 14Daniel Roper(1730 – 1821) 28Ephraim Roper(Abt 1687 – 1730) 29Sybilla Moore(1694 – ) 15Sarah Greenwood(1734 – 1808) 30Daniel Greenwood(1704 – 1812) 31Sarah Adams(1707 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jul 1828 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - Abt Aug 1859 - Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 28 Apr 1887 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 22 Nov 1914 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S485] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1924). [S1086] Murphy, Timothy Cornelius. History of Rutland in Massachusetts 1713-1968, (Boston: Northeastern University, 1928).