Nelson Hewitt Wheeler (1827 - 1904)

Born 28 Mar 1827 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Melinda (Gallup) Wheeler — married 3 Apr 1853 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1904 at age 76 in Groton, Connecticut

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Biography

Nelson Hewitt Wheeler, born 28 Mar 1827 @ Stonington, Connecticut, was the ninth and final child Rebecca Prentice, the first wife of Samuel Wheeler.

He married Melinda Gallup 3 Apr 1853 in Ledyard, Connecticut, who was born there 2 Nov 1831, daughter of Luke Gallup and Melinda Williams.

Nelson Hewitt Wheeler died 18 Jan 1904. His grave is in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA: Find A Grave: Memorial #129448448

Sources

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 656, no. 513: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n678/mode/1up

• "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PT-1JM : 11 February 2018), Nelson Wheeler and Melinda Gallop, Marriage 03 Apr 1853, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,306,249.

• The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, by Albert G. Wheeler, 1914 pg. 323 & 337.

Acknowledgements

Stanley Wood contributed to this profile.