Rufus
Wheeler
Born in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Wheeler
and Mercy (Williams) Wheeler
Brother of
Mary (Wheeler) Miner, Marcy Phebe (Wheeler) Gardner, Thomas Wheeler, Thankful Wheeler, Desire (Wheeler) Watson, Prudence Wheeler, Martha (Wheeler) Hammond, Mehetable (Wheeler) Swan, Zerviah Wheeler and John Wheeler
Husband of
Eunice (Williams) Billings
— married
2 Apr 1787 in Stonington, Connecticut
[children unknown]
Died before
before age 41
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Apr 2015
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Biography
Rufus Wheeler, born 16 Dec 1755 at Stonington, Connecticut, was a son of Mercy Williams & Thomas Wheeler.
This was the first husband of Eunice Williams, whom he married 2 Apr 1787 at Stonington.
The death date of Rufus Wheeler is not yet evident, however Eunice (Williams) Wheeler married her 2nd husband, Coddington Billings, 13 Sep. 1797.
Sources
- White, Elizabeth Pearson. John Howland of the Mayflower (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1990) Vol. 1, Page 486.
- Tennie Watson Owen genealogy of 1910
- Wheeler, Richard. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 641, no. 80: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n663/mode/1up; p. 672, no. 272: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n694/mode/1up
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Lyle Wheeler
:
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup I1, MitoYDNA ID Z11325 [compare]
- Cynthia Herald :
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- Marion O'Donnell :
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- William Thornton :
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