Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Wheeler was born on 24 February 1786, in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Obadiah Wheeler, was 41 and his mother, Ann Buffum, was 32. He married Rhoda Aldrich on 2 June 1808, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. He died on 14 July 1852, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (34)
- Benjamin Wheeler, "United States Census, 1850"
- Benjamin Wheeler in entry for John B. Wheeler and Clara L. Slocomb, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Benjamin Wheeler in entry for John Brown Wheeler, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
Spouse and Children
1786–1852 Male
1786–1846 Female
Children (8)
1809–1846 Female
1812–1881 Male
1815–1830 Male
1818–1845 Male
1822–1901 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1744–1827 Male
1753–1838 Female
Siblings (12)
1770–1819 Female
1774–1857 Female
1779–1867 Female
1781–1870 Female
1784–1843 Male
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World Events (7)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 1
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 2
1804
Age 18
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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