Brief Life History of Minerva
When Minerva Wheeler was born on 13 August 1795, in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Amos Wheeler, was 30 and her mother, Raney Booth, was 30.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Minerva Wheeler, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Minerva Wheeler, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1764–1799 Male
1766– Female
Siblings (4)
1793–1854 Female
1795– Female
1797–1798 Male
1799– Female
World Events (3)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 5
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 7
1803
Age 8
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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