Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Wheeler Jr
and Esther (Williams) Wheeler
Sister of
Philadelphia (Wheeler) Borden
Wife of
Robert Steere
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Rufus Steere,
Augustus Steere,
Silas Steere,
William Steere,
Mary A (Steere) Andrews,
Emaline (Steere) Matteson,
Joseph Steere and
Martha (Steere) Walling
Died in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Biography
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.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVG-FD16 : 11 July 2016), Esther Wheeler Steere, 1860; Burial, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Steere Lot; citing record ID 23484894, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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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:
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:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Anonymous (Todd) Anonymous 
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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