Nielsen Hayden genealogy
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
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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.
- 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.
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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.
- [S1925] The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921, Volume Two, by George Waldo Brown. Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, 1922.