Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Wheeler was born on 16 January 1765, in Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Josiah Wheeler, was 22 and her mother, Lucy Heald, was 22. She married William Graves on 24 December 1779, in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 11 daughters. She lived in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1771. She died on 25 March 1841, in East Washington, Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Lucy Wheeler, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Lucy Wheeler Graves, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lucy Wheeler, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1757–1841 Male
1765–1841 Female
Children (12)
1780–1859 Female
1782–1875 Female
1784–1865 Female
1786–1859 Male
1789– Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1742–1774 Male
1742–1823 Female
Siblings (6)
1765–1841 Female
1768–1801 Female
1768–1854 Male
1769–1772 Female
1770–1843 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1776
Age 11
1776
Age 11
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.
History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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