Joseph Wheeler (bef. 1610 - aft. 1681)

Born before 18 Feb 1610 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Wheeler — married 1635 in Massachusetts

Husband of Frances (Watson) Wheeler — married after Mar 1671 in Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died after 1681 after age 70 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Lieut. Joseph Wheeler was baptized February 18, 160910, in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England^[1][2] the child of Thomas Wheeler and Rebecca Unknown. He married Elizabeth about 1634, in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. They had two children who died young. In 1642 he married Sara Goldstone, widow of Joseph Merriam. and they had two children together. After 1669 he married Francis Greene, widow of Isaac Wheeler, Richard Cook and Thomas Greene. He died after 1681.^[3][4]

Joseph emigrated from England to Massachusetts by May 13, 1639/1640., when he was name "freeman".^[5][6]

"JOSEPH, bapt. 18 Feb 1609/10; m. 1, Elizabeth --- who was buried 19 July 1642 at Concord; ch.: Ephraim b 14 April 1640 buried 19 July 1652, Joseph b 1 Dec. 1641 buried 18 July 1651. He m 2, Sarah Goldstone; ch.: Mary b 20 Sept. 1643, Rebecca b 6 Sept. 1645. He m 3, Frances (Watson)(Wheeler)(Cook) Greene, widow of Isaac Wheeler of Charleston, Richard Cook, then of Thomas Greene of Malden. He was called Lieutenant. He was alive in 1681, aged 71."^[7]

On 12 Mar 1671 Joseph's then-wife Sarah Goldstone died (Sarah, wife of Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler died 12 Mar 1670/71 in Littleton Vital Records).^[8]

Death

22 Aug 1675

Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[9]

or 1681^[10][11]

Concord Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ The parish register of Cranfield 1600-1812 Bedfordshire County Record Office 1943 https://archive.org/details/bedfordshirepari27bedf/page/2/mode/1up
2. ↑ BANKS, CHARLES EDWARD. Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650. Edited, indexed and published by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell. Philadelphia: Bertram Press, 1937. 295p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1957. Repr. 1987. Page: 1.
3. ↑ Find a Gravehttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88388826&ref=acom
4. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: pp. 504-508
5. ↑ PAIGE, LUCIUS R. List of Freemen of Massachusetts, 1630-1691. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 2002. 60p, p. 17.
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
7. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: pp. 504-508
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-JSY1
9. ↑ Source: #S-199
10. ↑ Find a Gravehttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88388826&ref=acom
11. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: pp. 504-508

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• S-199 Repository: #R-199 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Text: Dickinson Family Tree Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21174920&pid=1286 Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21174920&pid=1305 . Repository R-199 Name: Ancestry.com