Elizabeth (Herrick) Wheeler (1697 - 1764)

Born 6 May 1697 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Wheeler II — married 17 May 1721 in Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1764 at age 66 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elizabeth Herrick, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Dodge) Herrick of Sudbury, was born May 6, 1697. ^[1]

She married at Charlestown on May 21, 1721, Edward Wheeler who was born at Concord, MA on born Oct. 23, 1698, son of Edward and Sarah (Meriam) Wheeler. ^{[2] [3][4]}

Elizabeth died at Littleton on Apr. 14, 1764. ^[5][1][6]

Her husband died at Littleton, MA on Nov. 24, 1765, ^{[5] [4]} and they are both buried in the Old Burying Ground, Littleton. ^[7]

Children

Elizabeth born Feb. 2, 1722/3 ^[4]; died Nov. 19, 1764; married Thomas Kidder who was born at Chelmsford about 1723. ^[5]

Sarah born Feb. 4, 1724/5 ^[4]; died in Acton on Sept. 22, 1803 ^[8]; married in 1742, Joseph Baker Jr. of Littleton, son of Joseph and Alice (Jefts) Baker. ^{[1] [5]}

Edward born April 2, 1729: died May 8, 1729. ^[4]

Jonathan born June 28, 1730; died in Littleton July 23, 1795; married Mary Hartwell. Mary died April 17, 1793. ^[5][4]

Hannah born Sept. 8, 1733 ^[4]; married Zadock Davis. ^[5]

Edward born Oct. 9, 1738. ^[4]

• Source notes:

Concord Births

WHEELER, Edward, s. Edward and Sarah, Oct. 23, 1698. (p. 45)^[2]

Littleton Births

Children: WHEELER

Eleizebath Wheeler, Daughter of Edwerd and Elizabeth Wheeler, born Feb. the 5, 1722/3. (p. 9; p. 30)

Sarah Wheeler, Daughter of Edward and Eleizabath Wheeler, Born ye 4 Day of Feb. 1724. (p. 14; p. 30)

Edward Wheeler son of Edward Wheeler and Elizebath his wife, born the 2 day of april 1729. (p. 30)

Jonathan Wheeler, son of Edward & Elisabath Wheeler born June ye 28th 1730. (p. 30)

Hannah Wheeler, Daughter of Edward & Elisabath Wheeler born Sept. 8th 1733. (p. 30)

Edward Wheeler son of Edward and & Elisabath Wheeler born October 9th 1738. (p. 30)

Littleton Marriages

One Zadoc Davis of Harvard, married at the age of 80, in 1757, Hannah Wheeler born 1733, daughter of Edward. (p. 432)

Elizebeth Wheeler m. 1741 Thomas Kidder. She d. Nov. 19, 1764. (p. 495)

Sarah Wheeler m. about 1742, Joseph Baker Jr. She d. Sept. 22, 1803, a. 79 at Acton.(p. 495)

Hannah Wheeler m. Zadok Davis (m. perhaps Hannah of another family when at about the age of 80.) (p. 495)

Littleton Deaths

Mr. Edward Wheeler d. Nov 24th AD 1765; in the 67th year of his Age. (p. 365)

Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Mr Edward Wheeler, died April ye 14th AD 1764 in the 76th year of her Age.

Edward Wheeler son of Edward Wheeler desesed the Eighth day of May 1729. (p. 30)

Mr. Jonathan Wheeler died July 23d 1795 in the 66th year of his age. (p. 365)

Mrs. Mary, wife of Mr. Jonathan Wheeler, died April 17th 1793 In the 62d year of her age. (p. 365)^[5]

Acton Deaths

Baker, Sarah, wid., Sept. 22, 1803, a. 79.(p. 250)^[8]

BURIAL: Old Burying Ground, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Edward Wheeler Death: Nov. 24, 1765 ^[9] Elizabeth Herrick Wheeler Death: Apr. 14, 1764 Find A Grave Memorial# 16532365 ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Herrick genealogy: A genealogical register of the name and family of Herrick from the settlement of Henerie Hericke, in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629 to 1846, with a concise notice of their English ancestry, by Jedediah Herrick, Private printing, 1885
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Concord Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, George Tolman, T. Todd Printers, Printed by the Town
3. ↑ The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, by Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy, Boston, 1914
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} The Wheeler Families of Old Concord, Massachusetts, Compiled by George Tolman in 1908, Concord Free Public Library, Concord, MA
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books begun in 1715, Patriot Press, Concord, MA, 1900
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 16532365
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 16532364
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Vital Records of Acton Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1923
9. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16532364
10. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16532365

• Concord Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, George Tolman, T. Todd Printers, Printed by the Town
• Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books begun in 1715, Patriot Press, Concord, MA, 1900
• The Wheeler Families of Old Concord, Massachusetts, Compiled by George Tolman in 1908, Concord Free Public Library, Concord, MA
• Herrick genealogy: A genealogical register of the name and family of Herrick from the settlement of Henerie Hericke, in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629 to 1846, with a concise notice of their English ancestry, by Jedediah Herrick, Private printing, 1885
• The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, by Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy, Boston, 1914
• Vital Records of Acton Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1923
• Find A Grave Memorial# 16532365 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16532365
  

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