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Nathaniel Wheeler (1762 - 1822)

Nathaniel Wheeler
Born in Long Island, Queens, New York Colonymap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 59 in Warwick, Orange, New York, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 2 Dec 2014
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Biography

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Nathaniel Wheeler

Birth

Nathaniel Wheeler was born: Sep. 4, 1762. His birth date was calculated from aged 59 y 5 mo 17 d which was written on his gravestone.

Parents

  • Father: Nathan Wheeler (1719 – )
  • Mother: Mary Dayton (1725 – 1835) ?????

Military

1776 Project
Private Nathaniel Wheeler served with New York Militia during the American Revolution.

[1]

US Revolutionary War Rolls - He served in the revolutionary war, New York discharge document dated at Sugarloaf 4 May 1785 of the paymaster refers to Sugarloaf and Minisink and 1781 and Fisher's Regiment. [2]

Note: one other in the list of those discharged was John Blain. Blain-615

Married

Nathaniel Wheeler married Christiana DeKay Wheeler (1769 - 1853)

Children of Nathanial wheeler and Christiana De Kay were

  • Sarah Mariah Wheeler VanDuzer (1789 - 1851)*[3]
  • Thomas DeKay Wheeler (1791 – )
  • John I. Wheeler (1794 – 1852)
  • Julia Armstrong Wheeler (1796 – 1876)
  • Frances Eliza Wheeler (1799 – 1863)
  • Fanny Eliza Wheeler (1799 – 1868)
  • Hannah Wheeler (1801 – 1871)
  • George DeKay Wheeler (1803 – 1859)
  • Richard Kimble Wheeler MD (1806 – 1861)
  • Charles Cummings Wheeler (1808 – 1874)[4]
  • Nathan Smith Wheeler (1811 – 1887)
  • Calculated relationship

Death

Nathaniel Wheeler died: Feb. 21, 1822 Source: Gravestone He was buried at the Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA. [5]

Sources

  1. Warwick Town Rev War Soldiers
  2. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 for Nathaniel Wheeler New York Fisher´s Regiment of Militia, 1775-1781 (Folder 100) - Hopkins´ Reg of Militia, 1779 (Folder 116) https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/4282/images/miusa1775a_113622-00664?pId=1271632
  3. Sarah VanDuzerFind A Grave: Memorial #62820905
  4. Charles Wheeler Find A Grave: Memorial #54445549
  5. Nathaniel Wheeler Find A Grave Memorial# 66001516 ; Created by: Don DeWitt, Record added: Feb 22, 2011.


Acknowledgements

  • Wheeler-7692 was created by Tom Quick, Quick-803 02:04, 2 December 2014 (EST).





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Is there are reason to believe that he died outside of New York and then was shipped to New York?
posted by T Counce