Brief Life History of Thankful
When Thankful Wheeler was born on 31 January 1741, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Jonathan Wheeler, was 33 and her mother, Esther Denison, was 26. She died on 23 October 1775, in her hometown, at the age of 34, and was buried in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Thankful Wheeler, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Thankful Wheeler, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Thankful Wheeler, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1707–1790 Male
1714–1799 Female
Siblings (12)
1732–1762 Female
1734–1802 Female
1737–1807 Male
1739–1799 Male
1741–1775 Female
+7 More Children
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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