Oliver Wheeler

1722 - 1804  (82 years)

• Name	Oliver Wheeler  [1, 2]
  Birth	1722	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jul 1804	Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [3, 5]
  Burial	Forest Cemetery, North Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I37782	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Wheeler,   b. Abt 1685, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Mother	Hannah Russell,   b. 28 May 1690, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Marriage	29 Aug 1710	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [4]
  Family ID	F22298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Woods,   b. 11 Dec 1726, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 14 Aug 1786, Carlisle, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1747	Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [7, 8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Oliver Wheeler,   b. 13 Nov 1748, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 9 Apr 1833, Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F22212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2022

  
  

• Notes

  He is said to have been a soldier in the Revolution, present at the battle of Concord, but we've found no evidence for this. This probably reflects confusion with his son and namesake who did in fact serve briefly on the Massachusetts line. We also see no evidence that, as claimed on his Find a Grave page, he was named "Ephraim Oliver Wheeler." Middle names were very uncommon in 18th-century New England.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1925] The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921, Volume Two, by George Waldo Brown. Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, 1922. [S6359] Find a Grave page for Oliver Wheeler. [S6408] Find a Grave page for Ephraim Oliver Wheeler. [S6411] The Wheeler Genealogy: The Wheeler Family of Cranford, Bedfordshire, Settlers of Colonial New England, Volume 3, by Raymond David Wheeler. Dolgeville, New York: Kinship Systems, 1993-94. [S141] The Farwell Family: A History of Henry Farwell and His Wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass by John Dennis Farwell, Jane Harter Abbott, and Lillian M. Wilson. Orange, Texas: Frederick Henry Farwell and Fanny (Barber) Farwell, 1929., date only. [S141] The Farwell Family: A History of Henry Farwell and His Wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass by John Dennis Farwell, Jane Harter Abbott, and Lillian M. Wilson. Orange, Texas: Frederick Henry Farwell and Fanny (Barber) Farwell, 1929., place only. [S141] The Farwell Family: A History of Henry Farwell and His Wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass by John Dennis Farwell, Jane Harter Abbott, and Lillian M. Wilson. Orange, Texas: Frederick Henry Farwell and Fanny (Barber) Farwell, 1929. [S3436] Massachusetts marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924, on familysearch.org., says 10 Oct 1747, possibly date of intention. [S6408] Find a Grave page for Ephraim Oliver Wheeler., year only.