Capt
Silas
Wheeler
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Moses Wheeler
and Elizabeth (Blodgett) Wheeler
Brother of
Elizabeth (Wheeler) Beard, Nathan Wheeler, Moses Wheeler, John Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler and William Wheeler
Husband of
Ruth (Judson) Wheeler
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Josiah Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler, Cyrus Wheeler, James Wheeler, Marcus Wheeler and Annis Wheeler
Died
at about age 75
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2013
This page has been accessed 331 times.
Biography
His will is dated 18 February 1828 and proved on 28 July 1828 in Stratford. He mentions his wife Ruth, Josiah Wheeler (oldest son), and three other sons, only naming two of them (Marcus and Moses), his daughters, Abigail Burton, and Cynthia Wheeler.[1]
His inventory was completed on 25 August 1828 in Huntington.[2]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate records v. 7-8 1820-1834”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-YX95 : 29 January 2023), FHL microfilm 007627135, image 273, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 7, 1820-1829, Pages 507-508.
- ↑ “Probate records v. 7-8 1820-1834”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-YXS3 : 29 January 2023), FHL microfilm 007627135, image 276, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 7, 1820-1829, Pages 514.
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Merilee Burton for creating WikiTree profile Wheeler-5461 through the import of burton[1].ged_2013-12-25.ged on Dec 26, 2013.
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