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Benjamin Wheeler 1760–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 APR 1760

Birth Location: Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 SEP 1779

Death Location: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA

Father: Joseph II

Mother: Maria Holms

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1760, Benjamin Wheeler entered the world in Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Joseph Wheeler Ii And Maria Holms. Benjamin Wheeler passed away in 1779 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Benjamin Wheeler entered the world in Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Joseph Wheeler Ii And Maria Holms.
  • Benjamin Wheeler passed away in 1779 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wheeler
1760–1779
Birth Place: Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Wheeler II
1726–1797
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Maria Holms
1733–1797
Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Wheeler) Jr.
1706–1731
Calne, Wiltshire, England
Petronella Schoonmaker
1695–1766
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Samuel Holmes
1704–1760
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
En Hobbeson
1707–
Minisink, Orange, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wheeler
1656–1736
Sara Stearns
1662–1725
Hendrick Schoonmaker
1683–1729
Heyltje Decker
1686–1773
Sheriff Holmes
1666–1745
Alice Ashton
1671–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wheeler
1621–1704
Sarah Merriman
1632–1676
Jochem Schoonmaker
1659–1730
Petronella Slecht
1658–1689
Gerret Decker
1662–1740
Grietje Decker
1664–1707
Jonathan Holmes
1633–1712
Sarah Borden
1644–1713
James Ashton
1639–1705
Deliverance Throckmorton
1648–1705

Benjamin Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1760
15 APR 1760
Birth of Benjamin Wheeler in Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1779
13 SEP 1779
Age 19
Death of Benjamin Wheeler in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
1779
13 SEP 1779
Age 19
Death of Benjamin Wheeler
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 APR 1760
    Event Place: Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 APR 1760
    Event Place: Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1779
    Event Place: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012, Database online.
    [2] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1779
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
    Record Source: Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012, Database online.

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