Born in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Wheeler
and Mehitable (Jewett) Wheeler
Sister of
Mehitable (Wheeler) Colburn, Peter Wheeler, Samuel Wheeler, Hannah (Wheeler) Grover, Benjamin Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler, Jonathan Wheeler and Nathan Wheeler
Wife of
Benjamin Colburn
— married
24 Feb 1779 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Benjamin Colburn, Esther Colburn, Esther (Colburn) Townsend, Lucy Colburn, Mehitable (Colburn) Heard, Mary Colburn, Hannah Colburn, Joseph Colburn, John Colburn, Elias Colburn, Female Colburn, Unknown Colburn and Elias Colburn
Died
at age 46
in Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Nov 2013
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Biography
Esther Wheeler was born on June 7, 1758, in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Colony. Her parents were Peter Wheeler (1730 - 1792) and Mehitable (Jewett) Wheeler (1730 - 1802).
Her siblings were...
- Mehitable Wheeler (1752 - 1824)
- Samuel Wheeler (1753 - 1833)
- Peter Wheeler (1753 - )
- Hannah Wheeler (1760 - 1818)
- Benjamin Wheeler (1763 - )
- Joseph Wheeler (1766 - 1829)
- Jonathan Wheeler (1768 - )
- Nathan Wheeler (1774 - )
Esther married Benjamin Colburn (1755 - 1847) on February 24, 1779.
Their children were...
- Benjamin Colburn (1779 - 1857)
- Esther Colburn (1779 - 1868)
- Esther Colburn (1780 - 1808)
- Lucy Colburn (1785 - 1875)
- Mehitable (Colburn) Heard (1789 - 1826)
- Mary Colburn (1789 - 1826)
- Hannah Colburn (1791 - 1833)
- Joseph Colburn (1793 - 1864)
- John Colburn (1795 - 1882)
- Elias Colburn (1797 - 1797)
- Female Colburn (1798 - )
- Unknown Colburn (1798 - )
- Elias Colburn (1800 - 1860).
Esther died on August 2, 1804, in Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA, aged 46.
Sources
- Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pgs. 112-3.
- New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (10 March 2018), Esther Wheeler, 07 Jun 1758; citing Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,051.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther 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 Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther 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 Esther:
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~3.12%
Mildred Wheeler
:
23andMe, GEDmatch TN7287266 [compare], yourDNAportal MIL8de52a42
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CV1538831 [compare], yourDNAportal MIL8e2b1cfd
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Living DNA, GEDmatch SZ9049464 [compare]
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~3.12%
Lyle Wheeler :
Living DNA, GEDmatch TS6330461 [compare], yourDNAportal LYL49c8fc3f
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~0.78%
James Gorman :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
You Kress :
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