Abraham Wheeler[1, 2, 3]
1659 - 1695 (35 years)
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Name Abraham Wheeler Born 7 Dec 1659 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts 
[1, 3] Gender Male _COLOR 8 _FSFTID LRC1-YW3 _UID 9843B1D82F9742E8BE27832A3A393C34C9A4 Died 11 Oct 1695 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts [2] Person ID I1643 McPherson History Last Modified 1 Jan 2018
Father Richard Wheeler, b. 13 Jun 1614, Bedfordshire, England , d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 61 years) Mother Sarah Prescott, b. 16 Apr 1637, Halifax, Yorkshire, England , d. 25 Aug 1714, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) Married 2 Aug 1658 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts [4, 5] Family ID F406 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Tabitha, b. 29 May 1655, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 17 Sep 1719, Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 64 years) Married Abt 1683 Lancaster, Wocester, Massachusetts [1] Children 1. Abigail Wheeler, b. 2 Mar 1683, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. Yes, date unknown2. Jonathan Wheeler, b. 1685, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts , d. 1747, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)3. Samuel Wheeler, b. 23 Jan 1689, Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 4 May 1781, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 92 years)Last Modified 15 Mar 2020 Family ID F404 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Abraham Wheeler was between 16 and 17 years of age at the time of his father's death and the destruction of Lancaster. He accompanied his mother to Concord when the town was abandoned and afterward to Dedham. Later he returned to Lancaster where he remained untilthis death. He was a member of the "Western Regiment of Middlesex County" his name appearing on the rolls as late as March 18 1691-2.
History says that Abraham was shot by an Indian one Sabbath morning in November 1695 while going between the fort and his house. Although mortallywounded he succeeded in wrestling the gun from the Indian and ran with it towardthe fort until he was met by a party who went out to his relief. At the same time his wife Tabitha Wheeler was taken prisoner by the Indians. - http://family.gradeless.com/wheeler.htm
Killed by the Indians at Lancaster, Massachusetts. His inventory was dated, 6 November 1695. The History of Lancaster says: 'On a Lord's day morning Mr. Abraham Wheeler, going from the garrison to his own house, on some occasion, was then shot by an enemy that had lain in ambush for him. Though mortally wounded Wheeler wrested the gun from the Indian, and carried it toward the garrison till he was met by his friends.' His home is supposed to have been on the South West slope of Watoquadock, now in Bolton. - 'History of the Wheeler Family in America', 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 498.
- Abraham Wheeler was between 16 and 17 years of age at the time of his father's death and the destruction of Lancaster. He accompanied his mother to Concord when the town was abandoned and afterward to Dedham. Later he returned to Lancaster where he remained untilthis death. He was a member of the "Western Regiment of Middlesex County" his name appearing on the rolls as late as March 18 1691-2.
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Sources - [S177] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 - [S224] Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870, -.
- [S100] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - [S225] American Marriages Before 1699.
- [S139] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011.
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
- [S177] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700.