Bridget (Powers) Wheat (1757 - 1845)

Born 25 Mar 1757 in Dunstable, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Farley — married 18 Dec 1777 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Wife of Joseph Wheat — married 10 Oct 1783 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Died 19 Oct 1845 at age 88 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Biography

Bridget Powers was born on the 25th of March, 1757 in Dunstable, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. She was the daughter of Jonathan Powers and Bridget Boynton.^[1]

Bridget married Joseph Farley on the 18th of December, 1777 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.^[2]

Bridget married Joseph Wheat on the 10th of October, 1783 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.^[3]

Bridget died on the 19th of October, 1845 possibly in Canaan, New Hampshire. The Biography in the Find A Grave source incorrectly says that her father was Jonathan Powers b. 1704 in Littleton, but he was her Grandfather.^[4]

Research Notes

Obituary Date: 06 NOV 1845 in The Farmer's Cabinet: "At Canaan, Bridget Wheat, widow of the late Rev. Joseph Wheat, in the 99th year of her age."

Jonathan Powers (1744-abt.1809) did not marry Bridget Boynton and he is Not the Father of her Children, please read research notes on Bridget's profile. Burley-204 03:56, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPQ-Z2K : 23 February 2021), Bridghet Powers, 25 Mar 1757; citing Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,032.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6X-65S : 22 February 2021), Joseph Farley and Bridget Powers, 18 Dec 1777; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,992.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLHC-J2L : 22 February 2021), Joseph Wheat and Bridget Farley, 10 Oct 1783; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,314.
4. ↑ Caution: FAG Bio contains Errors, "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143602567/bridgett-wheat : accessed 12 July 2022), memorial page for Bridgett Powers Wheat (25 Mar 1757–19 Nov 1845), Find A Grave: Memorial #143602567, citing Canaan Street Cemetery, Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Fran Hanchett (contributor 47951267) .

See Also;

• Wheat Genealogy: Descendants of Moses Wheat of Concord, Massachusetts and of Francis Wheat of Maryland Abbreviation: Wheat Gen. (1960) Author: Wheat, Silas Carmi; Scranton, Helen Love Publication: 1960

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Powers-1051 created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham.