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John Wheeler

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m. 4 May 1644

Facts and Events

Name	John Wheeler
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	18 Oct 1648	Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Death^[2]	17 Feb 1661/62	Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Dedham (Massachusetts). Town Clerk; Julius Herbert Tuttle; Benjamin Fisher; and Don Gleason Hill. The early records of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1886-1936)
p. 4.

1648.
John, the son of Richard & Elizabeth Wheelo[ck], was borne the 18 of the 8 m'o.
[Note: In old-styles dates, the eighth month is October. More info may be found here.]
[Note: there is no indication why the compiler decided to insert 'ck' to make this Wheelock, instead of Wheelor, a common variant on Wheeler. As the only Wheelock family in Dedham record about this time was Ralph & Rebecca, he appears to have guessed wrong.]
↑ Dedham (Massachusetts). Town Clerk; Julius Herbert Tuttle; Benjamin Fisher; and Don Gleason Hill. The early records of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1886-1936)
p. 9.

John Wheler, deceased the 17 : 12 : 61.
[Note: In old-styles dates, the twelfth month is February. For comparison to the modern calendar, it corresponds to the following year. More info may be found here.]