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Rufus Wheeler 1759 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1759

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death Date: 16 Mar 1835

Death Location: Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Father: Col. Wheeler

Mother: Sarah Goff

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Rufus Wheeler was born in 1759 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of Col. Captain Valentine Wheeler and Sarah Goff. Rufus Wheeler passed away in 1835 in Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • Rufus Wheeler was born in 1759 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of Col. Captain Valentine Wheeler and Sarah Goff.
  • Rufus Wheeler passed away in 1835 in Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Rufus Wheeler's Ancestors

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Rufus Wheeler
1759 – 1835
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Parents
Col. Captain Valentine Wheeler
1725 – 1791
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Goff
1722 – 1815
Barrington, Bristol, MA
Grandparents
Richard Goff
1698 – 1743
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
Martha Toogood
1698 – 1743
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony (A)
1656 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony (A)
1625 – 1727
Sarah (A)
1626 – 1686

Rufus Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1759
7 Oct 1759
Birth of Rufus Wheeler in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
1835
16 Mar 1835
Age 76
Death of Rufus Wheeler in Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1759
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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