Sarah Wheeler

Sarah Stearns Wheeler (1661 - 1741) - Sarah Stearns was born on 14 January 1661 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the daughter of Isaac Stearns and Sarah Beers. Her father died in 1676 and her mother remarried the next year, to Thomas Wheeler of Concord. Thomas had a son, John, from his first wife. Sarah married John Wheeler on 27 December 1678 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

John and Sarah had seven children, all born in Concord. In the vital records of Concord, John was called "Deacon", so he must have been active in the church. Sarah died in Concord in December 1727. John died on 1 December 1736. John may have had a second wife, also named Sarah, who outlived him and died 18 April 1741.

Children of John and Sarah Wheeler)

1. Sarah Abigail Wheeler (born 11 November 1686 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
2. Thomas Wheeler (born 1692 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
3. Jonathan Wheeler (born 19 April 1696 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts)

Sources

• "History of the Wheeler Family in America"
• ital records of various Massachusetts Towns
• Savage's Genealogical Dictionary
• John Brooks Threlfall. "Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England and Their Origins". Sarah was born on January 14, 1661-2 in Lexington, Mass., the daughter of Isaac Stearns and Sarah Beers. Her father died in 1676 and her mother remarried the next year, to Thomas Wheeler of Concord. Thomas had a son, John, from his first marriage. Sarah married her step-brother John Wheeler on December 27, 1678 in Concord.

John and Sarah had seven children, all born in Concord. In the vital records of Concord, John was called "Deacon", so he must have been active in the church. Sarah died in Concord in December, 1727. John died on December 1, 1736. John may have had a second wife, also named Sarah, who outlived him and died April 18, 1741.

It has been supposed that Sarah was buried in the Old Hill Cemetery in Concord, but recently, the cemetery records and the cemetery itself was searched, and no grave or record was found.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 12 2016, 18:28:38 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 13 2017, 23:43:49 UTC

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Sarah was born on January 14, 1661-2 in Lexington, Mass., the daughter of Isaac Stearns and Sarah Beers. Her father died in 1676 and her mother remarried the next year, to Thomas Wheeler of Concord. Thomas had a son, John, from his first marriage. Sarah married her step-brother John Wheeler on December 27, 1678 in Concord.

John and Sarah had seven children, all born in Concord. In the vital records of Concord, John was called "Deacon", so he must have been active in the church. Sarah died in Concord in December, 1727. John died on December 1, 1736. John may have had a second wife, also named Sarah, who outlived him and died April 18, 1741.

It has been supposed that Sarah was buried in the Old Hill Cemetery in Concord, but recently, the cemetery records and the cemetery itself was searched, and no grave or record was found.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 26 2017, 20:33:08 UTC