Esther Wheeler was born 27 Sep 1778. She was the daughter of Henry Wheeler (1744 - 1832) and Esther (Williams) Wheeler (1746 - 1822).
Her siblings included Pascal Paoli Wheeler (1769 - 1850) and Sarah Wheeler Phillips (1774 - 1801).
She married Robert Steere (1776 - 1852).
Her children included Rufus Steere (1799 - 1850), Augustus Steere (1800 - 1884), Silas Steere (1804 - 1891), William Steere (1807 - 1871), Mary A. Steere Andrews (1808 - 1854), Emeline Steere Matteson (1812 - 1901), Joseph Steere (1815 - 1890), and Martha Steere Walling (1819 - 1906).
She died 4 Dec 1860 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[1] and was buried in Steere Lot , Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.[2]
Sources
↑ "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8JG-4PR : 6 December 2014), Esther Steere, 04 Dec 1860; citing Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, Us, reference p7; FHL microfilm 941,851.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther: