Dudley Denison Wheeler Sr. (1798 - 1849)

Born 28 Feb 1798 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Wheeler — married about 4 Sep 1820 in Groton, Connecticut, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Aug 1849 at age 51 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth

Dudley Denison Wheeler, Sr. was born 28 Feb 1798 in Stonington, Connecticut to Eleazer Wheeler and Cynthia (aka Martha Ingraham) Wheeler.^[1] He was their fourth child.

Marriage

Dudley married Nancy (Wheeler) Wheeler 03 Sep 1820, in Stonington.^[2]

Profession

Dudley was a Blacksmith by trade.^[3]

Children

1. Dudley Denison Wheeler, Jr.; b. 29 Apr 1821
2. Martha Ann (Wheeler) Smith; b. 03 May 1822
3. Sally Hubbard (Wheeler) Anderson; b. 05 Oct 1823
4. Lucy Ardelia (Wheeler) Main; b. 08 May 1825
5. William Lester Wheeler; b. 08 Mar 1827
6. Mary Esther Wheeler; b. 08 Mar 1827
7. Phebe Jane (Wheeler) Curtis; b. 24 May 1829
8. Celia Maria (Wheeler) Chapman; b. 11 Feb 1831
9. Lydia Elizabeth (Wheeler) Chapman; b. 21 Dec 1838
10. John Albert Wheeler; b. 03 Jul 1836
11. Louisa Spencer (Wheeler) Tingley; b. 03 Jun 1838
12. Chauncey Palmer Wheeler; b. 30 Jul 1840

Death

Dudley's cause of death was consumption^[3]. He died 5 Aug 1849, in Stonington, and is buried at Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic, Connecticut.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-Q26 : 3 December 2014), Dudley Wheeler, 28 Feb 1798; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. PG. 227; Viewable with paid subscription: http://interactive.ancestry.com/1062/VBMDUSACT1634_0015-0237?pid=76926
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Nonpopulation Federal Census Schedules, Mortality, 1850-1885; Census Year: 1849; Census Place: North Stonington, New London, Connecticut; The Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. A portion of this collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Line 30. Viewable with paid subscription: http://interactive.ancestry.com/8756/40752_620303988_0261-00166?pid=7021283
4. ↑ Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FQ-ZWL : 3 December 2014), Dudley Wheeler, 05 Aug 1849; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,224.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGV-VJRC : 13 December 2015), Dudley D Wheeler, 1849; Burial, Mystic, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Elm Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 126300749, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Additional References

• Wheeler, Albert Gallatin : American College of Genealogy (1914). The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America; PG 335; https://archive.org/stream/genealogicaland00genegoog#page/n12/mode/2up

• Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; p. 652, 657, no. 414: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n679/mode/1up