Wheeler, Ruth

Birth Name Wheeler, Ruth
Gender female
Age at Death 40 years, 3 months, 27 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1774 <Petersham, Worcester, Mass.>    
Death 1814-04-28 Pomfret, Chautauqua, NY Laona Cemetery  

Families

Family of Harrington, Joel and Wheeler, Ruth

Married Husband Harrington, Joel ( * 1768-02-25 + 1839-12-10 )
  Narrative

will:
"p. 308, Joel Harrington aged 71 years and about 8 months of town of Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York, signed 23 Oct 1839, admitted to probate 9 Apr 1840.
Land adjoining Henry Willson’s shop, land deeded by me to Justus Harrington, land now occupied by Thornton W. Kingsley and Levi Willson to wife Olive during her life and thereafter to grandson Joel Harrington Jun, son of Justus Harrington. Land adjoining land I deeded to Justus Harrington and land I deeded to Benjamin Griswold to wife Olive during her life and thereafter to daughters Polly Golding, Nabby Golding, Betsy Clough, Ruth Smith, Lucy Lyons, Mahala Griswold, and to granddaughter Emily H. Day. Land, grist mill and saw mill in Rockport, Cuyahoga County to daughters and granddaughter listed above. Son Justus Harrington to be guardian of minor grandchildren Joel Harrington Jun and Emily H. Day to handle the land they will receive in this will until they reach age 21. Money to son Justus Harrington.
Executor: son Justus Harrington
Witnesses: Francis H. Ruggles of Fredonia, attorney, Charles Gillis of Pomfret.""

His brothers that came to Chautauqua include:
Abijah (1770-1827) m. Abigail Robertson
and maybe,
Jabez (1774-1856) - still in Arkwright in 1850, buried in Laona Cemetery, m. Lydia

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Harrington, Lucy
Harrington, Polly1792-07-24
Harrington, Justus1794
Harrington, Nabbyabout 1795
Harrington, Jabez1796
Harrington, Betsy1797-01-09
Harrington, Ruth1799
Harrington, Mahala1811-08-001854-04-14