Francis' estate passed probate in Concord in 1778..[5]
Sources
↑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.
↑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.
↑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).
↑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.
↑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.
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) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Lyle Wheeler :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup I1, MitoYDNA ID Z11325[compare]
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
Wheeler-14061 and Wheeler-6968 appear to represent the same person because: These two are duplicate profiles. Please explain why these should not be merged. Parents, dates, locations, etc. all match. Please approve and merge.