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Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler 1726–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1726

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Philadelphia, Phil, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Wheeler

Mother: Petronella Schoonmaker

Spouse(s): Maria Holmes

Children(s): Samuel Wheeler

Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler was born in 1726 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, the child of Joseph Wheeler And Petronella Schoonmaker. Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler married Maria Alice Holmes, and had children including Samuel Wheeler. Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler passed away in 1787 in Philadelphia, Phil, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler was born in 1726 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, the child of Joseph Wheeler And Petronella Schoonmaker.
  • Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler married Maria Alice Holmes, and had children including Samuel Wheeler.
  • Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler passed away in 1787 in Philadelphia, Phil, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wheeler
1726–1787
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Parents
Joseph Wheeler
1701–1731
Wales, England
Petronella Schoonmaker
1706–1764
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Francis Wheeler
1659–1725
Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace (Bartlet) Eddols
1681–1748
Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Hendrick (Jochemse) Schoonmaker
1683–1732
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Heyltje (Gerritse) Decker
1686–1773
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wheeler
1629–1696
Elizabeth Carter
1638–
Jochem Schoonmaker
1659–1729
Petronella Slecht
1658–1689
Gerrit Decker
1665–1740
Magdalena Schut
1666–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hendrick Schoonmaker
1624–1682
Elsie Vanbreestede
1622–1694
Cornelius Slecht
1616–1697
Tryntje Bos
1620–1684
Jan Decker
1640–1717
Grietjen Westercamp
1642–1701
William Schut
1637–1722
Margaret Jacobs
1648–1707

Joseph Wheeler's Descendants

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Joseph ((Lt.)) Wheeler (4 Sep 1726–1787) m. Maria (Alice) Holmes (04 Jul 1733–22 Jun 1797)
  1. 1. Samuel Wheeler 1757–1818 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Drake 1764–1847
    1. 1. William Wheeler 1778–1829 m. Margaret Ishmael 1780–1874
      1. 1. Roseanna Wheeler 1808–1860 m. John Wamsley 1807–1870
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wamsley 1851–1934 m. John Shirey 1846–1933

Joseph Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1726
4 Sep 1726
Birth of Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
1787
1787
Age 61
Death of Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler in Philadelphia, Phil, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Phil, Pennsylvania, USA
1790
1 Nov 1790
Age 64
Death of Joseph (Lt.) Wheeler in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1726
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1790
    Event Place: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 019 : 1897
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Phil, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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