Rachel (Wheeler) Upson (1775 - 1851)

Born 25 Aug 1775 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Harvey Upson — married 28 Nov 1796 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

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Biography

Rachel WHEELER was born 25 Aug 1775 and was christened 22 Oct 1775 in First Congregational Church Of Derby. She died 27 Nov 1851. Rachel married Harvey UPSON on 28 Nov 1796 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut.

Sources

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