Abraham Wheeler

1746 - 1817  (71 years)

• Name	Abraham Wheeler
  Birth	12 May 1746	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  History	1755 to 1817 (8 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  In 1755, when he was 9, he moved to Rutland from Medfield with his father. He lived for some time in Hubbardston, Massachusetts on a farm acquired from his father. He returned to Rutland and bought a farm near New Boston. He lived there the rest of his life. He was a member of the Rutland Minute Company and marched to Cambridge after the Alarm in 1775.
  Death	20 Jul 1817	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 5]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Sgt. Isaac Wheeler,   b. 24 Mar 1734/35, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Apr 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years)   2. Sarah Wheeler,   b. 16 Jul 1738, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 May 1799, Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)   3. Mercy Wheeler,   b. 26 Sep 1740, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jul 1808, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)   4. Rhoda Wheeler + 5. Abraham Wheeler,   b. 12 May 1746, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Jul 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years) ▻ Jemima Walker,  m. 22 Aug 1770 ;   Katy Muzzy,  m. 30 May 1803   6. Jacob Wheeler,   b. 28 Feb 1748/49, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 May 1773, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 24 years)   7. Ede Wheeler,   b. 09 Mar 1750/51, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Jun 1755, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 4 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Wheeler,   b. Abt 1611, England d. 9 Feb 1675/76, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 65 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Margaret Holbrook,   b. About 1630   d. 23 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 40 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I637	Roy Line
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Isaac Wheeler,   b. 14 May 1698, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Sep 1769, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Lawrence,   b. 30 May 1709, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Jemima Walker,   b. 3 Oct 1747, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Dec 1802, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1770	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 3 months - She : 22 years and 10 months.
  Children	6 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Paul Wheeler,   b. 13 Jun 1771, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Wardsboro, Windham County. Vermont  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Lucinda Wheeler,   b. 23 Nov 1773, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Oct 1844, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Abigail Wheeler,   b. 18 Oct 1775, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Aug 1784, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 8 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Silas Wheeler,   c. 29 Mar 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 May 1785, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Calvin Wheeler,   c. 29 Mar 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 May 1785, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Luther Wheeler,   b. 23 Sep 1782, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Jul 1840, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   7. 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) ▻ Lydia Gates  m. 10 Apr 1810     8. baby boy Wheeler,   b. 2 Apr 1788, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Apr 1788, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Katy Muzzy,   c. 3 Jul 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Sep 1822, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 59 years)  Other Partners: Benjamin Munroe
  Marriage Intent	25 Aug 1796	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Marriage	30 May 1803	Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 57 years - She : 39 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Abraham Wheeler(1746 – 1817) 2Isaac Wheeler(1698 – 1769) 4Isaac Wheeler(1661 – 8 Feb 1730/31) 8Richard Wheeler(Abt 1611 – 9 Feb 1675/76) 16 17 9Sarah Prescott(1637 – 1714) 18John Prescott(1604/05 – 1681) 19Mary Platts( – 1678) 5Experience Metcalfe(1661 – 18 Feb 1730/31) 10John Metcalfe(1622 – 1690) 20Michael Metcalfe(1586 – 1664) 21Sara Elwyn(1593 – 1644) 11Mary Chickering(1630 – 15 Mar 1697/98) 22 23 3Sarah Lawrence(1709 – ) 6Ebenezer Lawrence( – 1751) 12John Lawrence(14 Mar 1635/36 – 1712) 24John Lawrence(1609 – 1667) 25Elizabeth( – 1663) 13Sarah Buckmaster( – 1690) 26Thomas Buckmaster( – 1656) 27Joanna( – 1676) 7Mary Partridge(25 Feb 1681/82 – 1754) 14Deacon John Partridge(1656 – 1743) 28John Partridge(Abt 1620 – 1706) 29Magdalen Bullard(1635 – 1677) 15Elizabeth Rockwood(1657 – 1688) 30Nicholas Rockwood(Abt 1628 – 26 Jan 1680/01) 31Margaret Holbrook(1630 – 1670)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 May 1746 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1755 to 1817 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 22 Aug 1770 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage Intent - 25 Aug 1796 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 30 May 1803 - Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 20 Jul 1817 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887). [S484] Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, ( Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914). [S485] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1924). [S93] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903). [S480] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905). [S1087] Read, Jonas. A History of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts from its Earliest Settlement with a Biography of its First Settlers, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Mirick & Bartlett Printers, 1836).