Person:Peter Wheeler (1)

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Peter Wheeler
b.23 Oct 1704 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
d.28 Mar 1772 Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Aug 1695
  1. Tabitha Wheeler1695/96 -
  2. Abigail Wheeler1696/97 -
  3. Jemima Wheeler1700 -
  4. James Wheeler1702 - 1766
  5. Peter Wheeler1704 - 1772
  6. Daniel Wheeler1707 -
  7. Simon Wheeler1709 - Bef 1757
  8. Ephraim WheelerBef 1718 - Aft 1763
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 11 Jul 1727
  1. Love Wheeler1728 - Bef 1779
  2. Peter Wheeler1730/31 - 1809
  3. Hannah Wheeler1733 - 1776
  4. Abigail Wheeler1736 -
  5. Benjamin Wheeler1739 - Bef 1772
  6. Lucy Wheeler1744 -
  7. Alice Wheeler1745 - 1798
  8. Ebenezer Wheeler1748 - 1817
  9. Libbeus Wheeler1750 - 1778
  10. Jemima Wheeler1756 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Peter Wheeler
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 23 Oct 1704 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Bef 11 Jul 1727 Prob. Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Colburn
Death[1][3][4] 28 Mar 1772 Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Lived in that part of Concord which was incorporated as Bedford in 1729. He settled at Hollis, N.H. (the part called Monson) from which place he went to the French and Indian War. He was one of the signers of the petition, dated 29 Nov 1738, for the charter of West Dunstable and one of 43 to form the first church in West Dunstable. According to the history of Hollis, New Hampshire he was noted for his exploits in bear hunting.[1]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wheeler, Albert Gallatin. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler family in America. (American College of Genealogy , 1914)
    28.

    Peter Wheeler, s/o George Wheeler and Abigail Hosmer, b. Concord 23 Oct 1704, d. Concord [sic] 28 Mar 1772, m. Hannah Colburn.

  2. ↑ Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1891)
    61.

    Peter Wheeler ye son of George Wheeler & Abegail his wife was Borne Octob'r ye 23d, 1704.

  3. ↑ Spaulding, Charles S. An account of some of the early settlers of West Dunstable, Monson and Hollis, New Hampshire. (Nashua, N.H.: Telegraph Press, 1915)
    36.

    Peter Wheeler, Sr., s/o George Wheeler and Abigail Hosmer, b. Concord 23 Oct 1701, m. 1725 Hannah Colburn, moved to West Dunstable in spring 1738, died at the homestead 28 Mar 1772, aged 68.

  4. ↑ Richardson, Doublas. "William4 and Abigail (Wheeler) Colburn of Hollis, N.H., and Their Daughters Abigail Wheeler and Hannah Wheeler", in The American genealogist : a monthly magazine of genealogy and local history. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958)
    Vol. 65, p. 150.

    Will of Peter Wheeler of Hollis, New Hampshire, husbandman [Hillsborough Co. Probate 9453], dated 10 Mar 1772, proved 29 Apr 1772, names sons Peter, Ebenezer and Libbeus; daughters Hannah Russell wife of Jabez, Abigail Colburn wife of William, Lucy Brown wife of Silas, and Jemima unmarried under 21.
    [Note: this transcript is attributed to the Boston Transcript of 4 Oct 1922, and is incomplete. See here. Also mentioned are daughter Love Leeman, the wife of Samuel; daughter Allice Wheeler.]

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