Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Wheeler was born in 1810, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Asa Wheeler, was 36 and her mother, Mary Brown, was 31. She married Charles Grandison Sisson on 11 May 1829, in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 10 July 1839, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Wheeler Cemetery, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Martha Sisson, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Martha Sisson, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
- Martha Sisson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1807–1874 Male
1810–1839 Female
Children (2)
1831–1835 Male
1839–1839 Male
Parents and Siblings
1774–1837 Male
1779–1859 Female
Siblings (8)
1797–1855 Male
1800– Female
1803–1837 Female
1805–1879 Male
1807–1853 Female
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World Events (7)
1812
Age 2
1812 · War of 1812
Age 2
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 9
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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