Born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Wheeler Sr
and Grizzell (Squire) Wheeler
Sister of
William Wheeler, Abigail (Wheeler) West, Mary (Wheeler) Dyer, James Wheeler Jr, Philip Wheeler, Squire Wheeler and Ann (Wheeler) Pierce Pearce
Wife of
Samuel Thurber
— married
27 Dec 1722 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Thurber, James Thurber, Rachel (Thurber) Martin, John Thurber, Mary Thurber 1st, Benjamin Thurber, Mary (Thurber) Mason, Daniel Thurber and Hezekiah Thurber
Died
at age 54
in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography
Rachel Wheeler was married to Samuel Thurber on 27 Dec. 1722 in Rehobeth, Massachusetts.[1]
Burial
- 1755 Hill Cemetery, Rehoboth, Ma
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8Z-MY9 : 9 February 2018), Samuell Thurber and Rachal Wheeler, 27 Dec 1722; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
- Gargaro, Florence Thurber. The English Origins of John1 Thurber of Swansea in Plymouth Colony, and His Descendants, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 2023) Vol. 177, Page 269.
- Thurber Family Genealogical Index: A Work in Progress, Sept. 1995: Author: Joanne E. Martin
- History of the John Thurber Family, Book E: Author: Charles H. Thurber, Sr.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~0.78%
Walter Alfonso Woods
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #443228
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Anonymous Burrowbridge :
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