Francis Wheeler (1728 - 1778)

Born 31 Jul 1728 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Haywood) Wheeler — married 5 Jun 1755 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1778 at age 49 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Francis Wheeler is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A123858.

Francis Wheeler is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 317343
Rank: Lieutenant

Biography

Francis was born in July 1728 in Concord.^[1]

Francis married Mary Hayward on 5 June 1755 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

Revolutionary War Patriot

Francis died (age 49 10m 17d) in Jun, 1778.^[3]

Francis was buried in Hill Cem, Concord MA 55.^[4]

Francis' estate passed probate in Concord in 1778..^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850"
   Ancestry Record 4094 #254300 (accessed 2 December 2023)
   Francis Wheeler born in Jul 1728 in Concord.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
   New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #164565 (accessed 2 December 2023)
   Francis Wheeler marriage to Mary Hayward on 5 Jun 1755 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
3. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850"
   Ancestry Record 4080 #82195 (accessed 2 December 2023)
   Francis Wheeler death Jun, 1778 (age 49 10m 17d).
4. ↑ Burial: "Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots"
   Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4; Serial: 11912; Volume: 4
   Ancestry Record 4110 #54554 (accessed 2 December 2023)
   Francis Wheeler burial in Hill Cem, Concord MA 55.
5. ↑ Probate: "Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870"
   Original data: Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts. Cambridge, MA, USA: 1912
   Ancestry Record 4775 #56415 (accessed 2 December 2023)
   Unknown probate.

• The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America
  https://archive.org/stream/genealogicaland00genegoog#page/n11/mode/1up

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ64-QKM : 4 December 2014), Francis Wheeler, 31 Jul 1728; citing CONCORD,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99QY-HSRB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DM-K6D%3A353350601%2C353362601%2C353362602 : 21 October 2020), Middlesex > County records > Births, marriages, deaths 1651-1793 > image 414 of 652; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

• Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of

Graves

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQZ-J9ZG?cc=2548057&wc=QZZQ-MCR%3A1589088659 : 27 January 2017), Weston, Johathan - Wheelock, Ithamar > image 1718 of 2913; citing Massachusetts Archives, Boston.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 January 2021), memorial page for Frances Wheeler Jr. (31 Jul 1728–25 Jun 1778), Find a Grave Memorial no. 137658954, citing Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by A AAA American (contributor 47337652) .