Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Wheeler was born on 5 February 1698, in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Zebediah Wheeler, was 34 and her mother, Mary Lawrence, was 27. She married Joseph Bush on 27 October 1728, in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 2 March 1792, in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 94.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Wheeler - birth-name: Mary Wheeler
- Mary Wheeler, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Wheeler - birth-name: Mary Wheeler
Spouse and Children
1705–1786 Male
1698–1792 Female
Children (7)
1729– Male
1731– Male
1733–1802 Female
1736–1802 Female
1738– Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1664–1729 Male
1670–1728 Female
Siblings (6)
1691–1747 Male
1698–1792 Female
1698– Female
1700–1760 Male
1702–1729 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (2)
1776
Age 78
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 78
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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