Brief Life History of Ebenezer
When Ebenezer Wheeler was born on 14 August 1806, in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Ebenezer Wheeler, was 43 and his mother, Love Curtiss, was 35. He married Harriet E. Tuttle in 1833. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 August 1877, in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury Center, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Ebenezer Wheeler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ebenezer Wheeler, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Ebenezer Wheeler, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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