Joseph Wheeler Jr (1705 - 1756)

Born 24 Dec 1705 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Potter) Wheeler — married about 1723 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Ruth Fox — married 1727 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1756 at age 50 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1705. He passed away in 1756.

Wheeler Births in Acton

Elener, daughter of Joseph and Ruth, born Feb 20, 1727/28 in Concord

Martha,daughter of Joseph and Ruth, born Sept 24, 1730 in Bedford

Lois, daughter of Joseph and Ruth, born Aug 8, 1733 in Concord

Samuel, son of Joseph and Ruth, born Oct 18, 1734 in Concord, now Acton

Joseph, son of Joseph and Ruth, born Aug 17, 1736 in Acton

Enos, son of Joseph and Ruth, born Sept 17 1738 in Acton

John, son of Joseph and Ruth, born Oct 13, 1740 in Acton

Ruth, daughter of Joseph and Ruth, born Apr 18, 1743 in Acton

Molly, daughter of Joseph and Ruth, born Aug 27, 1745 in Acton^[1]

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Wheeler Deaths in Acton

Joseph, son of Joseph and Ruth, died Jan 26, 1739/40 in Acton.

Lois, daughter of Joseph and Ruth, died Feb 1, 1739/40 in Acton

John, son of Joseph and Ruth, died July 11, 1756 in Acton

Joseph, Mr. died June 27, 1756 in Acton^[2]

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Wheeler Marriages in Acton

Elenor of Acton md William Edgell of Naraganset No.2, int. Aug 1st 1752.

Martha of Acton md Nathaniel Barret [int. Barritt of Chelmsford], Nov 30, 1748 in Chelmsford.^[3]

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1756 Estate Papers

Joseph Wheeler, late of Acton, deceased

Widow: Ruth Wheeler

Son: Samuel Wheeler to act as administrator

Dated: at Acton, September 4th, 1756

Admin Bond: states: Joseph Wheeler, late of Acton, deceased.

Inventory taken: 4th November 1756.

1787 letter of complaint against Samuel Wheeler for not closing his father's estate - signed: Wm Edgell, Molly Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler, Ephraim Wood. [I feel that Edgell and Wood are son-in-laws?]

New admin: William Edgell of Westminster County of Worcester, gentleman

Bond: William Edgell, Ephraim Wood, Thomas Noyes

Another bond dated 1796 names Nathan Wheeler of Acton, yeoman^[4]

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Guardianship Request

Dated at Acton, November 27th, 1756

Enos Wheeler - age 18; Ruth Wheeler and Molly Wheeler - both under the age of 14; be given Ephraim Hosmer of Acton as their Guardian

Signed: Ruth Wheeler, widow and Enos Wheeler

Acton, in the county of Middlesex, in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England^[5]

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• Fact: Residence Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Acton, Massachusetts, Vital Records
2. ↑ Acton, Massachusetts, Vital Records
3. ↑ Acton, Massachusetts, Vital Records
4. ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records
5. ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records

• Tolman, George. The Wheeler Families of Old Concord, Massachusetts (Concord Library, Concord, Massachusetts, 1908); entry for Joseph Wheeler, reference 3038.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-L28 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Wheeler in entry for Elenor Wheeler, 20 Feb 1727; citing Birth, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GL-39L : 5 November 2017), Joseph Wheeler in entry for Martha Wheeler, 24 Sep 1730; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GG-74Q : 5 November 2017), Joseph in entry for Martha Wheeler, 24 Sep 1730; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-N9L : 10 February 2018), Joseph Wheeler in entry for Lois Wheeler, 08 Aug 1732; citing Birth, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ64-3X4 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Wheeler in entry for Samuel Wheeler, 18 Oct 1734; citing Birth, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.
• Barrett Family Pedigree Chart, created by Olive Barrett Erickson (Mrs. Arthur C.) of Eveleth, MN c. 1966 (with sources) (photocopy in possession of J.A. Clarke)
• Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895); p. 64

• Chandler, Charles H. The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914 (Sentinel Print. Co., New Ipswich, N.H., 1914); p. 688

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GL-39L : 10 November 2020), Joseph Wheler in entry for Martha Wheler, 24 Sep 1730; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GG-74Q : 10 November 2020), Joseph in entry for Martha Wheeler, 24 Sep 1730; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.