Jerusha Elizabeth (Wheeler) Fletcher (1726 - 1759)

Born 11 Sep 1726 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of David Fletcher — married 6 Jul 1749 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Jerusha was born in 1726. She passed away in 1759.

According tho the Wheeler Family History, Jerusha was the granddaughter of Joseph Wheeler and Sarah Ball - her father was their son Joseph Junior.

Sources

The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America page 517

Descendants of JOSEPH WHEELER, of Concord, Mass.

8600. JOSEPH WHEELER, of Concord, Mass. Married April 10, 1705, at Concord, Mass, Sarah Ball, who died there June 24, 1748. He died there Oct 15, 1732. There were only three individuals by the name of Joseph Wheeler, born at Concord, Mass., that would have been of marriageable age in 1705, viz:

1. Born Nov 27, 1679, the son of John (No 2021)

2. Born Nov 11, 1680, who appears in this book under No. 17635

3. Born Jan 11, 1680/81, who appears under No. 17636

Which of these married Sarah Ball, if one of them did, cannot be determined. As no other Joseph has been found that did marry any person with the given name of Sarah, at, or about, this period it is assumed that the following children whose births appear on the Concord Records as the children of "John Wheeler and Sarah his wife" are his, althought there is no proof of it.

Children: (born at Concord, Mass)

8601. Joseph Wheeler, born Dec 24, 1705

8602. John Wheeler, born May 25, 1707

8603. Martha Wheeler, born Aug 4, 1709

8604. Miriam Wheeler, born July 11, 1711

8605. Abijah Wheeler, born Dec 3, 1712. Probably same as No. 12,218

8606. Jerusha Wheeler, born April 17, 1715; died Jan 9, 1715/16.

8607. Eleazer Wheeler, born Jan 12, 1716; died Jan 26, 1716

8608. Ezra Wheeler, born Dec 3, 1717

8609. Esther Wheeler, born May 3, 1720. Her record will be found under No. 17, 459

8610. Nehemiah Wheeler, born March 20, 1721/22

8611. Zachariah Wheeler, born April 30, 1724

8612. Sarah Wheeler, born Feb 17, 1725/26.

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8601. JOSEPH WHEELER Jr, son of Joseph (8600) and Sarah (Ball) Wheeler. Born at Concord, Mass. It is probable that the following children are his as he is the only Joseph, Jr., that appears in Concord at this period, and the birth of one of the children is entered as of "Joseph Wheeler, Jr, and Sarah", and of others of "Joseph and Sarah"

Children: (born at Concord, Mass)

8613. Joseph Wheeler, born March 10, 1724

8614. Jerusha Wheeler, born Sept 11, 1726

8615. Sarah Wheeler, born April 7, 1729

8616. Lydia Wheeler, born Oct 2, 1732

8617. Hannah Wheeler, born Jan 23, 1734/35

8618. Rebekah Wheeler, born March 21, 1736/37

8619. Amos Wheeler, born Feb 26, 1741. May be No. 10,685

Of the above, Jerusha Wheeler may have married at Concord, Mass., July 6, 1749, David Fletcher; and Lydia Wheeler may have married at concord, Mass, Nov 21, 1754, Samuel Russell.

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"Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5T-TSM : 10 February 2018), Jerusha in entry for Hannah Flelchers, 10 Jul 1764; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 928,972.