Catharine Muzzy Wheeler

F, (26 June 1818 - 13 August 1872)
Father-Biological*Captain Rowland Wheeler b. 21 Oct 1785, d. 13 Nov 1867
Mother-Biological*Lydia Gates b. 6 Dec 1789, d. 4 Feb 1861
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Last Edited=10 Nov 2022
Gravestone of Alpheus and Catherine Harding and their son Oliver
     Catharine Muzzy Wheeler was born on 26 June 1818 at Rutland, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5 She was the daughter of Captain Rowland Wheeler and Lydia Gates.

Catharine Muzzy Wheeler, age 18, married Alpheus Harding, age 27 , son of Captain Oliver Harding and Elizabeth Browning, on 9 March 1837 at Rutland, Massachusetts.2,6 Catharine, age 31 years, and Alpheus, age 40 years, appeared on the US Census of 1850 at Barre, Massachusetts.7 Catharine, age 36 years, and Alpheus, age 45 years , appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1855.8 Catharine, age 41 years, and Alpheus, age 50 years, appeared on the US Census of 1860 at Barre, Massachusetts.9 Catharine, age 46 years, and Alpheus, age 55 years , appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1865.10 Catharine, age 51 years, and Alpheus, age 60 years, appeared on the US Census of 1870 at Barre, Massachusetts.11 Catharine Muzzy Wheeler died on 13 August 1872 at Barre, Massachusetts, at age 54 from dropsy.1,12,3 She was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Massachusetts. Catharine's epitaph reads:

Alpheus Harding
May 30, 1809
Dec 18, 1898
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Catharine M.
June 26, 1818
Aug 13, 1872
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Oliver ther Son
April 1, 1845 - Oct 3, 1845.1,13


Children of Catharine Muzzy Wheeler and Alpheus Harding

Citations

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  3. Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.
  4. Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America. Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914.
  5. Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors. Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1927.
  6. Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005.
  7. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  8. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  9. Census Bureau. 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  10. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. 1865 Massachusetts,, U.S., State Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  11. Census Bureau. 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  12. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  13. Roy, Robert A.. Gravestone Inscriptions at Riverside Cemetery in Barre, Massachusetts. Lexington Park, Maryland: manuscript, 1983.
  14. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.