Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P.

1785 - 1867  (82 years)

• Name	Rowland Wheeler
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	21 Oct 1785	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  History	say 1830
  	He was a Justice of the Peace. He may have gained the title "Captain" in the state militia.
  Death	13 Nov 1867	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. Paul Wheeler,   b. 13 Jun 1771, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Wardsboro, Windham County. Vermont   2. Lucinda Wheeler,   b. 23 Nov 1773, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 4 Oct 1844, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years)   3. Abigail Wheeler,   b. 18 Oct 1775, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 5 Aug 1784, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 8 years)   4. Silas Wheeler,   c. 29 Mar 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 29 May 1785, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 7 years)   5. Calvin Wheeler,   c. 29 Mar 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 29 May 1785, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 7 years)   6. Luther Wheeler,   b. 23 Sep 1782, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 25 Jul 1840, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 57 years) + 7. Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P.,   b. 21 Oct 1785, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Nov 1867, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years) ▻ Lydia Gates,  m. 10 Apr 1810   8. baby boy Wheeler,   b. 2 Apr 1788, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 2 Apr 1788, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I638	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Abraham Wheeler,   b. 12 May 1746, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 20 Jul 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jemima Walker,   b. 3 Oct 1747, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 Dec 1802, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1770	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 3 months - She : 22 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Gates,   b. 6 Dec 1789, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 4 Feb 1861, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1810	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 6 months - She : 20 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Hiram M. Wheeler,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 27 Mar 1812, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 1 year)   2. Sarah Jemima Wheeler,   b. 6 Dec 1812, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 14 Jun 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 11 years)   3. Hiram Madison Wheeler,   b. 10 Nov 1814, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1 Dec 1852, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 38 years)   4. Abigail Blodgett Wheeler,   b. 30 Aug 1816, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 2 Dec 1897, Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas (Age 81 years) + 5. Catharine Muzzy Wheeler,   b. 26 Jun 1818, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Aug 1872, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years)   6. Elvira Wheeler,   b. 25 Feb 1820, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 12 Nov 1901, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years)   7. Martha Richmond Wheeler,   b. 5 Jul 1825, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 7 Aug 1900, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)   8. Paul Wheeler,   b. 13 Jul 1828, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 22 Nov 1914, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Oct 1785 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 10 Apr 1810 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Hiram M. Wheeler - 26 Jan 1811 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Sarah Jemima Wheeler - 6 Dec 1812 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Hiram Madison Wheeler - 10 Nov 1814 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Abigail Blodgett Wheeler - 30 Aug 1816 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Catharine Muzzy Wheeler - 26 Jun 1818 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Elvira Wheeler - 25 Feb 1820 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Martha Richmond Wheeler - 5 Jul 1825 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Paul Wheeler - 13 Jul 1828 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 13 Nov 1867 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S484] Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, ( Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914). [S1086] Murphy, Timothy Cornelius. History of Rutland in Massachusetts 1713-1968, (Boston: Northeastern University, 1928). [S480] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905). [S485] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1924).