Brief Life History of John
When John Wheeler was born on 12 October 1828, in Henryville, Le Haut-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, his father, Jubal Wheeler, was 39 and his mother, Mary Van Dyke, was 32. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Abigail Jane Van Dyke. He died on 15 January 1900, in Saint Venant de Hereford, Compton, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in East Hereford, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada.
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- John Wheeler, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Wheeler in entry for Albert W. Shaw and Evelene M. Wheeler, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- John Wheeler in entry for John Wheeler and Laura Howe, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
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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