Susannah Shepley

Susannah Shepley (Wheeler)
Birthdate:	January 17, 1646
Birthplace:	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death:	July 27, 1694 (48) Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America (attacked by Indians)
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Obadiah Wheeler, of Concord and Susanna Wheeler Wife of John Shepley, II Mother of John Shepley, III and Unnamed daughter Shepley Sister of Joshua Wheeler; John Wheeler; Ruth Wheeler; Wheeler; Thomas Wheeler and 1 other; and Samuel Wheeler « less Half sister of Obadiah Wheeler, Jr. and Josiah Wheeler

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Last Updated:	April 28, 2022

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About Susannah Shepley

John Sheple Jr. was married to Susannah Wheeler on September 23, 1672. Their entire family except child John was killed during the Abenaki Indian raid on Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, June 27, 1695 and their house (likely with bodies inside) was burned to the ground. They are memorialized on the Sheple Monument transcribed by Samuel A. Green in his "Epitaphs".

Partial transcription: "East Side. Genealogy of the Sheples from 1630 to 1835 - 205 years.

Sheple, a phonetic spelling, was variously spelled "Shepley", "Shipley", and "Shapleigh".

All of John Shepley's family (John Sheple, father; Susannah Wheeler, mother; and at least two unknown siblings) were massacred by the Abenaki Indians during one of the attacks on Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts on July 27, 1694, a skirmish brought on by the French and Indian Wars. Only Captain John Sheple, then age 16/17, survived.

Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 25 2018, 16:46:50 UTC

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1646	January 17, 1646	Birth of Susannah Shepley Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1676	1676	Birth of John Shepley, III Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1682	March 14, 1682	Birth of Unnamed daughter Shepley Massachusetts, Colonial America
1694	July 27, 1694 Age 48	Death of Susannah Shepley Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America

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