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Uriah Wheeler (1678 - 1753)

Uriah Wheeler aka Wheler, Whelor
Born in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 28 Dec 1704 (to 9 Dec 1753) in Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at age 75 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Uriah Wheeler was born on 13 April 1678 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the son of Obadiah and Elizabeth (White) Wheeler. [1][2][3]

He married Abigail Rice on 23[4] or 28 December 1704 in Watertown,[5] the daughter of John and Tabitha (Stone) Rice born in Sudbury on 27 November 1687.[6]

On 13 January 1720/1, Abigail and Uriah and several of her siblings sold to their "elder brother John Rice, all right, title and interest ... of our father John Rice or our mother Tabitha."[7][8]

Uriah lived in Sudbury and in January 1701/2 and 1723 he was recorded as a carpenter.[3]

He died in Sudbury on 09 December 1753 aged 76 years and 8 months,[9] and was buried in the Revolutionary Cemetery in Sudbury where his gravestone still stands.[10]

The will of Uriah Wheeler of Sudbury, yeoman advanced in age, was dated 01 February 1748/9, and the heirs consented on 20 December 1753. In his will he named his wife Abigail; son Elisha; daughters Thankful, wife of Isaac Gibbs of Sudbury, and Abigail, wife of Zephaniah Smith; son-in-law Samuel Eaton "now living with and providing for me," and daughter Millicent wife of Samuel Eaton.[11][12]

Abigail died in Sudbury on 10 January 1754 in her 67th year.[13] Her gravestone is also located in the Revolutionary Cemetery in Sudbury.[14]

Children of Uriah and Abigail (Rice) Wheeler, born Sudbury:[15]

  1. Uriah, b. 12 Jun 1705; d. 28 Aug 1705 Sudbury.
  2. Uriah, b. 10 Jun 1706; d. 28 July 1706 Sudbury.
  3. Thankful, b. 7 Aug 1707
  4. Abigail, b. 26 Jan 1708/9
  5. Elisha, b. 01 Feb 1710/1
  6. Hepsibah, b. 23 May 1713; d. 13 Aug 1713 Sudbury.
  7. Asahel, b. 23 Nov 1714; d. 17 Nov 1729 prob. Sudbury.
  8. Jonas, b. 01 Apr 1719; d. 11 Dec 1729 Sudbury
  9. Millicent, b. 07 Nov 1731
  10. Uriah, b. 28 Sep 1733; d. 22 Oct 1740 Sudbury in 8th yr.[16]

Name: Uriah Wheeler. [17] Born 13 Apr 1678. [17] Died 9 Dec 1750. [17]

Sources

  1. Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 (Boston: T.Todd, 1895), p. 21.
    "Uria son obadia wheler & Elizabeth his wife borne 13. aprill 1678."
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Middlesex > Concord > Births 1640-1849 > image 106 of 119; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Concord VRs Vol. 1, p. 707 (Copy made in 1849).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wakefield, Robert S. (editor). Sherman, Ruth Wilder and Sherman, Robert Moody (original compilers). Mayflower Families Through Five Generations. Volume Thirteen Family of William White. Third Edition. (Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006) pp. 13, 35-36.
  4. Watertown Records (Watertown, Mass. : Press of Fred G. Barker, 1894) Vol. 2:20.
    "Uriah Wheler, and Abigail Rice both of Sudbury, wer Joyned in Marriage by Jonas Bond Justice of the peace Decembr: 23: 1704"
  5. NEHGS, Vital records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston : NEHGS, 1903), p. 283.
    "Wheeler, Uriah and Abigail Rice, Dec. 28, 1704, in Watertown."
  6. Sudbury VRs p. 118.
  7. Wead, Frederick W., "The Wife of Jonathan3 Bullard," TAG Vol. 25(1949):162. (Link by $ubscription to AmericanAncestors.org.)
  8. "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (22 May 2014), Middlesex > Deeds 1728-1729 vol 28 > image 99 of 291; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Middlesex County Land Records, Vol. 28:183-84 (Heirs of John Rice to John Rice 1720/1).
  9. Greenlaw, Lucy Hall, "Inscriptions at Sudbury, Mass.," NEHGR Vol. 61(1908):126.
    "Here Lies Buried The Body of Mr Uriah Wheeler Who Died Decem Ye 10 1753 Aged 76 years & 8 Months"
  10. Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 27 December 2019), memorial page for Uriah Wheeler (12 Apr 1678–10 Dec 1753), Find A Grave: Memorial #90185728, citing Revolutionary Cemetery, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101). (Includes gravestone photo.)
  11. Middlesex County Probate Records File #24373 (Uriah Wheeler's will 1753)
  12. Middlesex County Probate Records Vol. 26:460-462 (Uriah Wheeler's will 1753 recorded).
  13. Greenlaw, Lucy Hall, "Inscriptions at Sudbury, Mass.," NEHGR Vol. 61(1907):125.
    "Here Lies Bured ye Body of Mrs Abigail Wheeler Wife of Mr Uriah Wheeler Who Died January ye 10 1754 Jn ye 67 year of Her age"
  14. Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 27 December 2019), memorial page for Abigail Rice Wheeler (27 Nov 1687–10 Jan 1754), Find A Grave: Memorial #90185189, citing Revolutionary Cemetery, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101). (Includes gravestone photo.)
  15. Sudbury VRs pp. 148-50 (births), 329 (deaths).
  16. Greenlaw, Lucy Hall, "Inscriptions at Sudbury, Mass.," NEHGR Vol. 61(1908):126.
    "Uriah Whelor, Son To Mr Uriah & Mrs. Abigail Whelor; Died Octr. Ye 22d. 1740: in Ye 8th. Year of His Age"
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 Source: #S313359981 Ancestry Record 3718 #19519

See also:

  • Wheeler, Albert Gallatin, The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, 2 vols., (Boston : American College of Genealogy, 1914) Vol. 1:354.

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  • Source: S313359981 Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 3718




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Wheeler-22163 and Wheeler-8735 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same date of birth. Both cite Mayflower-related sources.
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