David Wheeler (1747 - abt. 1777)

Born 13 Jun 1747 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Miner) Wheeler — married 11 Jul 1769 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

David Wheeler was born 13 Jun 1747, to Jonathan Wheeler and Esther (Denison) Wheeler in Stonington, Connecticut Colony.^{[1] [2][3]} He was their seventh child.

Marriage

David married Abigail (Miner) aka "Minor" Wheeler 11 Jul 1769, in Stonington. The ceremony was performed by the Justice of the Peace, Paul Wheeler.^[1][2][3][4] They had 3 children.

Children

1. David Wheeler; b. 11 Jan 1770^[1][2][3][5]
2. Miner (aka Minor) Wheeler; b. 05 Jul 1771^[1][2][3][6]
3. Denison Wheeler; b. 26 Jan 1774^[1][2][3][7]

Death

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Wheeler, Albert Gallatin : American College of Genealogy (1914). The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America; PG 304-312; https://archive.org/stream/genealogicaland00genegoog#page/n12/mode/2up
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Miner, John Augustus (1981), Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981; John Augustus Miner, Compiler and Publisher, Trevett, Maine; PG 471; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/stream/thomasminordesce2001mine#page/n5/mode/2up (Requires a free account to check out).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; p. 650, 651, no. 347: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n673/mode/1up
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. View with paid subscription: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1062/VBMDUSACT1634_0043-0254?pid=416272
5. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-Q5F : 3 December 2014), David Wheeler in entry for David Wheeler, 11 Jan 1770; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-7QD : 3 December 2014), David Wheeler in entry for Minor Wheeler, 05 Jul 1771; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-Q59 : 3 December 2014), David Wheeler in entry for Denison Wheeler, 26 Jan 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut (Hartford, 1943) "For the Years 1783 and 1784", Page 50

• He "entered into the Service of the United States and that in the year 1777 sickened and died in said Service..."

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 671: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/24/mode/1up