Seth Wheeler (1750 - abt. 1822)

Born 25 May 1750 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Butterfield) Wheeler — married 27 May 1773 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1822 at about age 71 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Captain Seth Wheeler served with New Hampshire Line during the American Revolution.

Seth Wheeler is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A124032.

Seth Wheeler, son of Jonas Wheeler and Persis Brooks was born at Concord, Massachusetts on May 25, 1750. ^{[1] [2]}

Seth, of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, married Rachael Butterfield at Dunstable, Massachusetts on May 27, 1773 at Dunstable. ^[3] Rachel was born there on October 8, 1754, daughter of Ebenezer Butterfield and his second wife Alice. The couple resided at New Ipswich. ^{[3] [4]}

He died at New Ipswich, New Hampshire in 182 ^[4] and is buried in the Central Cemetery at New Ipswich. ^[5]

Rachel died 1841, aged 87 ^[2] and is buried in the Central Cemetery as well. ^[6]

He came to New Ipswich with his parents when he was only 8 years old.

• Built the Wheeler tavern upon the Turnpike and near the east line of the town.
• Selectman for thirteen consecutive years.
• Town Clerk.
• 1803 Voted to a committee to inspect town schools.
• Leading surveyor and a contractor, building a part of the Turnpike and the meeting house of 1811.
• Served in the Revolution, holding a commission as lieutenant in 1775-76 and was a captain in 1777. ^[7]

Military

The following is a letter to him from the New Hampshire Committee of Safety written in 1775: To Mr. Seth Wheeler:

You are hereby directed to enlist ten men as soldiers, and as soon as your men have been mustered, your commission as Ensign shall be made out. You and said men are to be under the command of Capt. John Parker of Litchfield, in Col. James Reed's Regt. ^[2]

From the Massachusetts Revolutionary Rolls, preserved in the State House at Boston, the following names of New Ipswich men are taken:

Seth Wheeler was lieutenant in the company of Capt. John Parker of Litchfield, in the regiment of Col. Timothy Bedel with the Northern division of the army under Gen. Montgomery in 1775.

Captain under the same colonel on service in Canada from December 15, 1777 to March 3, 1778.^[7]

Children

1. Seth born May 6, 1774 ^[8] ; died on April 7, 1848; married Polly Stone on January 25, 1795. ^[9]
2. Betsey born September 6, 1776 ^[10]; married ___ Dickinson. ^[2]
3. Persis born February 6, 1779 ^[11] ;married Isaac Munroe. ^[2]
4. Rachel born June 4, 1781. ^{[12] [2]}
5. Moses born May 14, 1783 ^[13]; died in infancy. ^{[14] [2]}
6. Stephen D. born June 25, 1784 ^[15]; died February 3, 1859 ; married Hannah Sprague Stratton in 1818. ^[9]
7. Arsenath born February 24, 1787 ^{[16] [2]}
8. Mila born September 25, 1789. ^{[17] [2]}
9. Silas born December 19, 1792. ^{[18] [2]}
10. Moses born November 14, 1795. ^{[19] [2]}

Research notes

Dunstable Births

BUTTERFIELD, Rachel, d. Ebenezer and Alice, Oct. 8, 1754. (p. 18)

Dunstable Marriages

BUTTERFIELD, Rachel, and Seth Wheeler of New Ipswich [NH. int.], May 27, 1773. CR (p. 112) ^[3]

CONCORD BIRTHS

WHEELER, Seth, s. Jonas and Persis, May 25, 1750. (p. 186) ^[20]

Burial: Central Cemetery, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Plot: C80 Monument inscribed as follows:

1750 Captain Seth Wheeler 1822

1754 Rachael His Wife 1841 ^[21]

Entered by Chris Hoyt 1 April 2012.

Sources

1. ↑ Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891, p. 186
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Wheeler, Albert G. The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, American College of Genealogy 1914, p. 160-1
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital records of Dunstable, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849, Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1913
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Picard, S.M. B., Descendants of Benjamin Butterfield: With Emphasis on Nathaniel Butterfield Line, 2002, p. 42
5. ↑ "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV24-T4V3 : 5 August 2020), Seth Wheeler, ; Burial, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States of America, Central Cemetery; citing record ID 63037092, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV24-T4VM : 5 August 2020), Rachael Butterfield Wheeler, ; Burial, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States of America, Central Cemetery; citing record ID 63036959, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Chandler, Charles Henry and Sarah Fiske Lee, The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914: With Genealogical Records of the Principal Families, Sentinel Print. Company, 1914, p. 70; 97; 692
8. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJX-CV6 : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Seth Wheeler, 1774.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A124032
10. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNV-H4R : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Betsy Wheeler, 1776.
11. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNV-HCQ : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Persis Wheeler, 1779.
12. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNV-HC9 : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Rachel Wheeler, 1781.
13. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPN-44C : Mon Mar 11 00:03:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Moses Wheeler and Seth Wheeler, 14 May 1783.
14. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLK-PJ7 : Sun Mar 10 02:36:56 UTC 2024), Entry for and , 04 Jun 1783.
15. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJX-CVK : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Stephen Wheeler, 1784.
16. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNV-HHQ : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Asenath Wheeler, 1787. <?ref> ; married Daniel Chandler, son of James Chandler and Mary (Symonds) Chandler.
17. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNV-HHZ : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Mila Wheeler, 1789.
18. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJX-CKQ : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Silas Wheeler, 1792.
19. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJX-CVB : 18 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Moses Wheeler, 1795.
20. ↑ Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
21. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 63037092

See also: DAR.org Ancestor A124032

Acknowledgment

• WikiTree profile Wheeler-2793 entered by Chris Hoyt 1 April 2012.
• This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.