Col. Isaac Wheeler Geer

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• BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, Part II, Many of the Descendants of Charles Browne, by Cyrus Henry Brown, Westerly RI, Boston, The Everett Press, Inc. 1915, page 517. Colonel Isaac Wheeler Geer, was b., at No. Groton, Conn., June 1, 1801; d. at Poquetanuck, Conn., Jan. 5, 1855. He. M. (1), Jan. 9, 1825, Asenath Williams, dau. of Seth and Abigail (Williams) Williams; she d. May 8, 1827; he m. (2) May 8, 1828, Experience Avery, b. July 1, 1807; d. Feb. 1, 1878; dau. of Amos and Dorothy (Crary) Avery. They resided in Poquetanuck (Ledyard) in the house built by his father, David Geer. Colonel Geer in early life served in the militia and rose in rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He had more ambition to succeed in personal business affairs than in public life, but was honored by several town and society offices, and was a much resqected and useful citizen in his neighborhood and town. He was passionately fond of music, and was one of the old-fashioned singing-masters, teaching the art of singing at Meeting-House Hill, Ledyard, Preston Plains, and Poquetanuck. He was for twenty-five years chorister in St. James Church, in Poquetanuck.

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• HISTORICAL SKETCH & GENEALOGY OF THE GEORGE & THOMAS GEER, by James Geer, Hartford: Elihu Geer, Printer and Stationery, MDCCCLVL. page 55. Isaac Wheeler, born June 1, 1801, died Jan. 5, 1855.

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• THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p. 480, 706-707

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• HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 684

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• HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LEDYARD 1650-1900, by Rev. John Avery, published by Noyes & Davis: Press, Norwich, Connecticut, 1901, p 208-9 Col. Isaac W. Geer, the sixth son of David and Mary (Stanton) Geer, was born in the year 1801, and came to the inheritance of the homestead. He lived here and carried on farming during his life. In early life he served in the militia where he rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He had more ambition to succeed in personal business affairs than for public life, but was honored by several town and society offices. He was passionately fond of music. For 25 years he was chorister in St. James' Church in Poquetanuck. He was one of the old fashioned singing masters. He taught singing at Meeting-house Hill in Ledyard, at Preston Plains, and Poquetanuck. He was frequently called upon at funerals to conduct the music. He was twice married—first, to Asenath Williams, of Groton, by whom he had one daughter. Later he was married to Experience Avery, of Preston, by Whom he had two sons and two daughters. He died 1855. The children by last wife were Isaac, David, Delia and Louise. The eldest son lives on the old homestead in Ledyard and near Poquetanuck. The next two are deceased, and the youngest married Capt Brown and they live a mile south oi the "ferry" in Groton, Conn. [I. W. G.]