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Richard Wheeler

Male Abt 1611 - 1676  (65 years)


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  • Name Richard Wheeler 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 1611  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration Aug 1635 (Age 24)  [1, 2
    Proprietor 1644 (Age 33)  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Land/House 1 Jan 1646/47 (Age 36)  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Proprietor 1651 (Age 40)  Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Offices Held 17 May 1652 (Age 41)  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Offices Held 1659 (Age 48)  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Offices Held 22 Jun 1660 (Age 49)  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Land/House 2 Feb 1668/69 (Age 58)  Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Freeman 19 May 1669 (Age 58)  Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5
    Death 9 Feb 1675/76  Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
    • He was killed by Indians who had climbed on top of a barn and shot down over the palisades during the attack on Lancaster.
    Inventory 21 Aug 1676  [3
    Person ID I634  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2019 

    Family 1 Elizabeth Turner   d. 25 Dec 1656, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 4 May 1644  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 10
    • (1) Richard Wheeler
      (1) Elizabeth Turner
    • Their marriage date was recorded as 4 (3) 1644.
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 33 years and 5 months - She : ??. 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Wheeler,   b. 4 Feb 1645/46, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1656, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     2. Mary Wheeler,   b. 5 Oct 1646, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1650 (Age 4 years)
     3. John Wheeler,   b. 18 Oct 1648, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1661/62, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)
     4. Samuel Wheeler,   b. 4 Jan 1650/51, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1656, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     5. Hannah Wheeler,   b. 30 Aug 1653, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Joseph Wheeler,   b. 05 Feb 1655/56, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1675, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2019 

    Family 2 Sarah Prescott,   c. 16 Apr 1637, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1714, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1658  Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
    • (2) Richard Wheeler
      (1) Sarah Prescott
    • Their marriage date was recorded as 2 (6) 1658.
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 47 years and 8 months - She : 21 years and 4 months. 
    Children 
     1. Abraham Wheeler,   b. 7 Dec 1659, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1695, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    +2. Isaac Wheeler,   b. 1661, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1730/31, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     3. Jacob Wheeler,   b. 25 Nov 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1663/64, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Zebediah Wheeler,   b. 02 Jan 1664/65, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1729, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     5. Sarah Wheeler,   b. 1 Feb 1666/67, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. After 1742 (Age 75 years)
     6. Elizabeth Wheeler,   b. 24 May 1669, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Samuel Wheeler,   b. 29 Apr 1671, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1691 (Age 19 years)
     8. Daniel Wheeler,   b. Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1611 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProprietor - 1644 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 May 1644 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Wheeler - 4 Feb 1645/46 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Wheeler - 5 Oct 1646 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand/House - 1 Jan 1646/47 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Wheeler - 18 Oct 1648 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProprietor - 1651 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel Wheeler - 4 Jan 1650/51 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 17 May 1652 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hannah Wheeler - 30 Aug 1653 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Joseph Wheeler - 05 Feb 1655/56 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Aug 1658 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 1659 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Abraham Wheeler - 7 Dec 1659 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 22 Jun 1660 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Isaac Wheeler - 1661 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Jacob Wheeler - 25 Nov 1663 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Zebediah Wheeler - 02 Jan 1664/65 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Wheeler - 1 Feb 1666/67 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand/House - 2 Feb 1668/69 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFreeman - 19 May 1669 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Wheeler - 24 May 1669 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel Wheeler - 29 Apr 1671 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Feb 1675/76 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S485] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1924).

    2. [S197] Hotten, John Camden. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600-1700 , (London: John Camden Hotten, 1874).

    3. [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900).

    4. [S1095] Nourse, Henry S. The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1725, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1884).

    5. [S1003] Bullard, Edgar J. Bullard and Allied Families: The American Ancestors of George Newton Bullard and Mary Elizabeth Bullard, (Detroit, Michigan: Edgar J. Bullard, 1930).

    6. [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890).

    7. [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966).

    8. [S484] Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, ( Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914).

    9. [S1037] Holman, Mary Lovering. The Stevens Miller Ancestry , (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1948).

    10. [S95] Hanson, Robert Brand. The Vital Records of Dedham, Massachusetts volume 3: Marriages, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989).

    11. [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862).

    12. [S1048] Potter, Charles Edward. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, Mass. and Their Descendants in Part to the Present Generation, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1887).