Born in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Dexter
and Hannah (Stone) Dexter
Wife of
Zaccheus Wheeler
— married
16 Dec 1803 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Wilson Wheeler, Betsey (Wheeler) Poland, John W Wheeler, Benjamin D Wheeler, Warren Wheeler, Eliza Ann (Wheeler) Morse and Warren Wheeler
Died
at about age 82
in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2014
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Biography
Betsy Dexter, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah, was born in Orange, Massachusetts about 1782.
Marriage notice filed for Zacheus Jr Wheeler and Betsey Dexter on 18 Oct 1803 in Athol, Massachusetts. [1] Marriage on October 31, 1803 in Athol. [2]
Betsey Dexter Wheeler died at age 82 on Dec 27, 1864 in Worcester County, Massachusetts. She was a widow. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-SR5T : 18 February 2020), Zacheus Jr Wheeler and Betsey Dexter, 18 Oct 1803; citing Marriage Notice, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011252.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBD-661 : 28 July 2021), Betsy Dexter in entry for Zacheus Jr. Wheeler, 1803.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7J2-TP8 : 2 March 2021), Betsey Dexter Wheeler, 27 Dec 1864; citing Worcester County, Massachusetts, v 176 p 338, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,185.
- The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America https://archive.org/stream/genealogicaland00genegoog#page/n11/mode/1up
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