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Rebekah Wheeler 1686–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1686

Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 22 Oct 1771

Death Location: Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Joseph (Lt.)

Mother: Mary Power

Spouse(s): Edward Higby

Children(s): Daniel Higby, Isaac Higby, John Higby, Rebecca Higby, Rebecca Higby, Sarah Higby, David Higby, Stephen Higby

Rebekah Wheeler was born in 1686 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Wheeler Lt And Mary Power. Rebekah Wheeler married Edward Higby, and had children including Daniel Higby, David Higby, Isaac Higby, John Higby, Rebecca Higby, Sarah Higby, Stephen Higby. Rebekah Wheeler passed away in 1771 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Rebekah Wheeler was born in 1686 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Wheeler Lt And Mary Power.
  • Rebekah Wheeler married Edward Higby, and had children including Daniel Higby, David Higby, Isaac Higby, John Higby, Rebecca Higby, Sarah Higby, Stephen Higby.
  • Rebekah Wheeler passed away in 1771 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph (Lt.)
1651–1698
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Mary Power
1663–1740
Birth Location: Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Edward Higby
1684–1775
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Children(s)

Daniel Higby
1711–1762
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Isaac Higby
1709–1766
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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John Higby
1707–1790
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Rebecca Higby
1713–1714
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Rebecca Higby
1715–1760
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticutt
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Sarah Higby
1721–1721
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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David Higby
1726–1793
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Stephen Higby
1730–1812
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Rebekah Wheeler's Ancestors

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Rebekah Wheeler
1686–1771
Birth Place: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph WHEELER (Lt.)
1651–1698
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Power
1663–1740
Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Captain (Thomas) Wheeler
1620–1676
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Ruth Wood
1626–1677
Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Walter Power
1622–
Trial Shepard
1641–1708
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wheeler
1560–1634
Katherine Sayre
1572–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wheeler
1538–1567

Rebekah Wheeler's Descendants

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Rebekah Wheeler (31 Jul 1686–22 Oct 1771) m. Edward Higby (24 Aug 1684–21 Nov 1775)
  1. 1. Daniel Higby 1711–1762
  2. 2. Isaac Higby 1709–1766
  3. 3. John Higby 1707–1790
  4. 4. Rebecca Higby 1713–1714
  5. 5. Rebecca Higby 1715–1760
  6. 6. Sarah Higby 1721–1721
  7. 7. David Higby 1726–1793
  8. 8. Stephen Higby 1730–1812

Rebekah Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1686
31 Jul 1686
Birth of Rebekah Wheeler in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1706
29 Nov 1706
Age 20
Rebekah Wheeler was married in Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
1771
22 Oct 1771
Age 85
Death of Rebekah Wheeler in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut
Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1686
    Event Place: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1706
    Event Place: Middletown, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1771
    Event Place: Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut
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