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Eleanor Holmes Wheeler 1749–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Bloomsburg, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 19 OCT 1793

Death Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joseph Wheeler

Mother: Maria Holmes

Spouse(s): Robert Desha

Children(s): Mary Desha, John Desha, Robert Desha, James Desha, Benjamin Desha, Nancy Desha, Phoebe Desha, Eleanor Desha, Joseph DeSha, Robert Desha, Elizabeth Desha, Benjamin Desha

In 1749, Eleanor Holmes Wheeler entered the world in Bloomsburg, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Joseph Isaiah Wheeler And Maria Holmes. Eleanor Holmes Wheeler married Robert Desha, and had children including Benjamin Christopher Desha, Benjamin Desha, Eleanor Nellie Desha, Elizabeth Betsy Desha, James Desha, John Desha, Joseph Holmes Desha, Mary Polly Desha, Nancy Anna Desha, Phoebe Ann Desha, Robert Desha. Eleanor Holmes Wheeler passed away in 1793 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1749, Eleanor Holmes Wheeler entered the world in Bloomsburg, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Joseph Isaiah Wheeler And Maria Holmes.
  • Eleanor Holmes Wheeler married Robert Desha, and had children including Benjamin Christopher Desha, Benjamin Desha, Eleanor Nellie Desha, Elizabeth Betsy Desha, James Desha, John Desha, Joseph Holmes Desha, Mary Polly Desha, Nancy Anna Desha, Phoebe Ann Desha, Robert Desha.
  • Eleanor Holmes Wheeler passed away in 1793 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eleanor Wheeler's Ancestors

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Eleanor Wheeler
1749–1793
Birth Place: Bloomsburg, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Joseph Isaiah Wheeler
1726–1787
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Maria Holmes
1720–1790
Minisink, Sullivan, New York, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Wheeler
1705–1732
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Petronella Schoonmaker
1706–1764
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Samuel Holmes
1704–1760
Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Huldah Mott
1709–1784
Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Holmes
1666–1745
Alice Ashton
1671–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James II
1639–1705
Deliverance Throckmorton
1643–1705

Eleanor Wheeler's Descendants

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Eleanor (Holmes) Wheeler (1749–19 OCT 1793) m. Robert Desha (1738–06 MAY 1816)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Desha 1770–1839
  2. 2. John Desha 1761–1831
  3. 3. Robert Desha 1765–1773
  4. 4. James Desha 1772–1834
  5. 5. Benjamin Desha 1775–1792
  6. 6. Nancy (Anna) Desha 1780–1843
  7. 7. Phoebe (Ann) Desha 1784–1861 m. Joseph (Robert) Bunton 1782–1844
    1. 1. Adelaide Buntin 1816–1846
    2. 2. John (Wheeler) Bunton 1807–1879
    3. 3. James (N) Stone 1843–1925
    4. 4. Desha Bunton 1808–1882
    5. 5. Robert (Holmes) Bunton 1818–1895 m. Priscilla (Jane) McIntosh 1821–1905
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bunton 1842–1877
      2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Bunton 1849–1917 m. Samuel (Ealy) Johnson 1838–1915
        1. 1. Samuel (Ealy Johnson) Jr. 1877–1937 m. Rebekah Baines 1882–1958
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson 1868–1909
        3. 3. Frank (Barnett) Johnson 1870–1961
        4. 4. Ava (Lee) Johnson 1872–1955
        5. 5. Lucy Johnson 1875–1950
        6. 6. Thomas (Jesse) Johnson 1880–1953
        7. 7. Kate Johnson 1885–1934
        8. 8. George (Desha) Johnson 1883–1940
        9. 9. Jessie (Hermine) Johnson 1887–1973
        10. 10. Tim Johnson 1871–
      3. 3. Joseph (Lloyd) Bunton 1844–1918
      4. 4. James (Monroe) Bunton 1859–1929
      5. 5. Katherine Bunton 1861–1931
      6. 6. John (Desha) Bunton 1846–1856
      7. 7. Lucius (Desha) Bunton 1851–1913
      8. 8. George (Desha) Bunten 1855–1870
      9. 9. Mary (A) Bunton 1852–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Bunton 1805–1842
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Bunton 1813–1865
    8. 8. James (Monroe) Bunton 1821–1860
  8. 8. Eleanor (Nellie) Desha 1786–1806
  9. 9. Joseph (Holmes) DeSha 1768–1842
  10. 10. Robert Desha 1791–1849
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Betsy) Desha 1793–1876
  12. 12. Benjamin (Christopher) Desha 1793–1853

Eleanor Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Eleanor Holmes Wheeler in Bloomsburg, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Bloomsburg, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
19 OCT 1793
Age 44
Death of Eleanor Holmes Wheeler in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Sumner, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Bloomsburg, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1793
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

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