Zaccheus Wheeler (1749 - bef. 1836)

Born 30 Sep 1749 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Silence (Leland) Wheeler — married 12 Oct 1771 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 30 Sep 1836 before age 87 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Private Zaccheus Wheeler served with 14th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Zaccheus Wheeler served with Col. Ebenezer Learned's Regiment of Minutemen, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Zaccheus Wheeler is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 317551
Rank: Private

Biography

When Zaccheus Wheeler was born on 30 September 1749, in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ebenezer Wheeler Jr, was 34 and his mother, Rachel Wood, was 27. He married Silence Leland on 12 October 1771, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He registered for military service in 1778. He died on 31 March 1836, in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Sources

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America; [1]

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-01-06), "Record of Zaccheus Wheeler", Ancestor # A124064.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 January 2021), memorial page for Zaccheus Wheeler (30 Sep 1749–31 Mar 1836), Find A Grave: Memorial #140193616, citing Old Pleasant Street Cemetery, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-RPK1 : 17 March 2018), Zaccheus Wheeler, 20 Jun 1778; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,048,635.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-Z7W2 : 17 March 2018), Zacas Wheeler, 22 Jun 1778; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,056,760.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-Y1VS : 17 March 2018), Zaccheus Wheeler, 24 Aug 1781; citing Military Service, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,048,635.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-G63G : 17 March 2018), Zaccheus Wheeler, 26 Aug 1783; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,048,635.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 16, p. 998

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46T-RXH : 10 November 2020), Zaccheus Wheeler, 30 Sep 1749; citing Birth, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009518.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWC-DZT : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler, 12 Oct 1771; citing Marriage, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-8QL : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Emerald Wheeler, 15 Jan 1773; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-87M : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Thomas Wheeler, 15 Oct 1776; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-8Q5 : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Zacheus Wheeler, 25 Apr 1779; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-8QY : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Silence Wheeler, 11 Aug 1781; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-873 : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Margaret Wheeler, 1 Apr 1784; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-87W : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Sina Wheeler, 9 Apr 1786; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-87C : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Rachel Wheeler, 8 May 1788; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XD-Y44 : 10 November 2020), Zacheus Wheeler in entry for Anna Wheeler, 15 Feb 1797; citing Birth, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009552.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR87-YMN2 : 15 December 2020), Zaccheus Sutton (Douglas) Wheeler, 20 Jun 1778; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140759.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140193616/zaccheus-wheeler