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Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler 1568–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1568

Birth Location: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 January 1614

Death Location: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England

Father: Francys Wheeler

Mother: Margerye Owens

Spouse(s): Jane Shepherd

Children(s): Margery Wheeler, Bridget Wheeler, Margerie Wheeler, Stephen Wheeler, Jane Wheeler

The story of Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler began in 1568 in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler married Jane Shepherd, and had children including Bridget Wheeler, Jane Wheeler, Margerie Wheeler, Margery Margerie Wheeler, Moses Wheeler, Stephen Wheeler. Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler passed away in 1614 in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler began in 1568 in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler married Jane Shepherd, and had children including Bridget Wheeler, Jane Wheeler, Margerie Wheeler, Margery Margerie Wheeler, Moses Wheeler, Stephen Wheeler.
  • Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler passed away in 1614 in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francys Wheeler
1540–1633
Birth Location: St Edmund, Salisbury, Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margerye Owens
1544–1615
Birth Location: St Edmund, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
MO

Spouses(s)

Jane Shepherd
1568–1629
Birth Location: Bromsberrow, Gloucestershire, England
JS

Children(s)

Margery Wheeler
1600–1672
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
MW
Bridget Wheeler
1581–
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
BW
Margerie Wheeler
1599–
Birth Location: Salford Priors, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
MW
Stephen Wheeler
1583–1625
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
SW
Jane Wheeler
–1698
Birth Location: –
JW

Abel Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Abel Wheeler
1568–1614
Birth Place: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Francys Wheeler
1540–1633
St Edmund, Salisbury, Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Margerye Owens
1544–1615
St Edmund, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Wheeler
1514–1570
St Edmund, Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, England
Mary (Anne) Dealencon
1492–1562
Chateau d'Alençon, Normandy, Orne, Normandie, France
John Owens
1522–1576
De Mynaton, Shropshire, England
Margaret Thynne
1524–1624
Stretton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wheeler
1465–1546
Joan Buckingham
1470–1540
Thomas STRETTON
1495–1545
Margaret Heynes
1504–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Heynes
1475–
Johanna Gatacre
1480–

Abel Wheeler's Descendants

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Abel (Dowdeswell) Wheeler (25 May 1568–24 January 1614) m. Jane Shepherd (1568–1629)
  1. 1. Margery (Margerie) Wheeler 1600–1672
    1. 1. Ferdinando Thayer 1625–1713 m. Huldah Hayward 1636–1690
      1. 1. Jonathan Thayre 1657–1690 m. Elizabeth French 1655–1703
        1. 1. Hudak Thayer 1682–1739 m. Benjamin Wheelock 1678–1746
      2. 2. Josiah Thayer 1670–1728
      3. 3. Sarah Thayer 1654–1677
      4. 4. Samuel Thayer 1666–1721
      5. 5. David Thayer 1677–1678
      6. 6. David Thayer 1660–1674
      7. 7. Naomi Thayer 1662–1718
      8. 8. Israel Thayer 1668–
      9. 9. Hulda Thayer 1657–1699
      10. 10. Ebenezer Thayer 1672–1695
      11. 11. Isaac Thayer 1664–1754
      12. 12. Thomas Thayer 1664–1738
      13. 13. Benjamin Thayer 1674–1728
  2. 2. Bridget Wheeler 1581–
  3. 3. Margerie Wheeler 1599–
  4. 4. Stephen Wheeler 1583–1625
  5. 5. Jane Wheeler –1698

Abel Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1568
25 May 1568
Birth of Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1588
15 Jan 1588
Age 20
Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler was married in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1614
24 January 1614
Age 46
Death of Abel Dowdeswell Wheeler in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1568
    Event Place: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1588
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1614
    Event Place: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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