Phineas Wheeler (1784 - 1831)

Born 24 Apr 1784 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 15 Aug 1831 at age 47 in Stonington, New London County, United States

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Biography

Captain Phineas Wheeler served for Connecticut in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s): 13th Reg't, 7th Company
Service ended: 1815

Birth

Phineas was born on 24 Apr 1784, to Lester Wheeler and Eunice (Bailey) Wheeler in Stonington.^[1][2]

Marriage

Phineas married Wealthy Maxson on 24 Feb 1810, in Stonington.^[1][2][3]

Children

Phineas M. Wheeler; b. 15 Jul 1817^[1][2][3][3]

Military Service

• Per "History of Stonington" he was a Lieutenant in 2nd Captain Daniel Miner's Company, 13th Regiment, 7th Company. Marched to Stonington Borough to defend the town of Stonington, when attacked by the British Fleet on 9-10 Aug 1814.^[4]
• Per his designation in Jonathan Wheeler Cemetery #24:

He was a Captain in Captain Daniel Miner's Company.^[3]

War Veterans in Jonathan Wheeler Cemetery #24.

Death

Phineas died on 15 Aug 1831, and is buried in Jonathan Wheeler Cemetery, as is his wife, in Stonington.^[1][2][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; PG 652, #395 & 655, #385; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n673/mode/2up
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Wheeler, Albert Gallatin : American College of Genealogy (1914). BillThe Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America; American College of Genealogy, Boston, Massachusetts; PG 320 & 331, #4121; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/genealogicalency00amer/page/320
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Brown, Walter LeRoy (1954); The Maxson Family: Descendants of John Maxson and Wife Mary Mosher of Westerly, Rhode Island; The Eddy Printing Company, Albion, New York; PG 11, #121; Retrieved from: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89082395245&view=1up&seq=23
4. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; PG 72; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n93/mode/2up
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 9 July 2019), memorial page for Phineas Wheeler (unknown–15 Aug 1831), Find A Grave: Memorial #10081832, citing Jonathan Wheeler Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
6. ↑ Hale Collection of Cemetery Records: New Horizons Genealogy (Online Database); From original typescripts: http://www.rays-place.com/cemeteries/stoington-24.htm