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Sylvia Briggs Wheeler 1819–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1819

Birth Location: New Salem, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 23 December 1857

Death Location: Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Nathan Wheeler

Mother: Esther Fish

Spouse(s): James Brown

Children(s): Lovina Brown

Sylvia Briggs Wheeler was born in 1819 in New Salem, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathan Wheeler And Esther Thomson Fish. Sylvia Briggs Wheeler married James Brown, and had children including Lovina Marion Brown. Sylvia Briggs Wheeler passed away in 1857 in Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Briggs Wheeler was born in 1819 in New Salem, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathan Wheeler And Esther Thomson Fish.
  • Sylvia Briggs Wheeler married James Brown, and had children including Lovina Marion Brown.
  • Sylvia Briggs Wheeler passed away in 1857 in Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Wheeler
1788–1873
Birth Location: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
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Esther Fish
1787–1867
Birth Location: Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
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Spouses(s)

James Brown
1814–1890
Birth Location: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Lovina Brown
1845–1912
Birth Location: Germany, Chenango, New York, United States
LB

Sylvia Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Wheeler
1819–1857
Birth Place: New Salem, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Nathan Wheeler
1788–1873
New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
Esther (Thomson) Fish
1787–1867
Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Seth Fish
1747–1797
Uxbridge, Worb, MA
Esther (Thomson) *
1744–1826
Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Fish
1723–1778
Susanna Keith
1725–1767
Joseph Tompson
1698–1755
Mary HOLBROOK
1702–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Fish
1695–1766
Abigail Parks
1700–1790
James III
1696–1770
Comfort Thayer
1699–1775
John Thompson
1667–1749
Peter Holbrook
1655–1712
Alice Godfrey
1656–1705

Sylvia Wheeler's Descendants

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Sylvia (Briggs) Wheeler (18 May 1819–23 December 1857) m. James Brown (14 November 1814–28 December 1890)
  1. 1. Lovina (Marion) Brown 1845–1912
    1. 1. Ray (Clark) Pierce 1873–1953 m. Maude (Amelia) Holroyd 1879–1920
      1. 1. Clarence (William) Pierce 1899–1962 m. Eve Smouse 1896–1962
        1. 1. Leon Pierce 1929–2004 m. Rebecca Montgomery 1932–2024

Sylvia Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1819
18 May 1819
Birth of Sylvia Briggs Wheeler in New Salem, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
New Salem, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1857
23 December 1857
Age 38
Death of Sylvia Briggs Wheeler in Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America
Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1819
    Event Place: New Salem, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1857
    Event Place: Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America
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