Ruth Wheeler

F, (1 August 1812 - 6 September 1891)
Father-Biological*Nathan Wheeler b. 19 Mar 1774, d. 23 May 1812
Mother-Biological*Ruth Spear b. 21 Dec 1790, d. 6 Jul 1841
Family Lines
Whelpley Line
Last Edited=7 May 2022
Gravestone of Ebenezer and Ruth (Wheeler) Hill
     Ruth Wheeler was born on 1 August 1812 at Alstead, New Hampshire.1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of Nathan Wheeler and Ruth Spear.

Ruth Wheeler, age 15, married Ebenezer Hill, age 26 , son of Ebenezer Hill and Polly Gaveg, on 30 March 1828 at Berlin, Vermont. According to the Federal Census in 1880, Ruth was a widow.5 Ruth, age 67 years, appeared on the US Census of 1880 at Berlin, Vermont.5 She died on 6 September 1891 at Berlin, Vermont, at age 79.1,2 She was buried at West Berlin Cemetery, West Berlin, Vermont. Ruth's epitaph reads:

EBENEZER HILL
BORN DEC 31, 1801
DIED AUG 25, 1874

HIS WIFE
RUTH WHEELER
BORN AUG 1, 1812
DIED SEPT 6, 1891.1


Children of Ruth Wheeler and Ebenezer Hill

Citations

  1. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  2. Gravestone Inscription.
  3. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2021.
  4. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  5. Census Bureau. 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.