Nathan Wheeler (1748 - 1790)

Born 7 Jun 1748 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Sanford) Wheeler — married 10 Feb 1773 in Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1790 at age 41 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

His will is dated 26 November 1788 and proved on 5 April 1790 in Stratford. He mentions his wife Deborah, his brothers, Ephraim Wheeler, and Samuel Wheeler, his daughters, Mary Ann Wheeler, and an unnamed Wheeler.^[1]

In 1790, his estate was represented as insolvent. His inventory was recorded on 2 August 1790.^[2]

In 1791, her dower from her husband's estate was set out to her. The rest of the real estate was to be sold.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1782-1795”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-B3V1 : 15 November 2022), FHL microfilm 007627132, image 300, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1788-1795, Pages 139-140.
2. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1782-1795”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-B3JN  : 15 November 2022), FHL microfilm 007627132, image 318-319, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1788-1795, Pages 184-185.
3. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1782-1795”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-B3XZ : 16 November 2022), FHL microfilm 007627132, image 352, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1788-1795, Pages 247-248.

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930) Vol. 2, Page 1027