Cyrenus
WHEELER
Born
18 August 1791
,
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
Died
4 July 1887
,
Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA
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Born: 18 August 1791 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Cyrenus married Thirza Dillingham EVANS 24 February 1816 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thirza Dillingham EVANS was born 1 April 1797 in Berkley, Massachusetts, USA (Berkeley). Thirza Dillingham died 13 February 1884 in Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA.
Cyrenus WHEELER died 4 July 1887 in Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA.
son of Jeremiah Wheeler and Elizabeth Thurber
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Cyrenus WHEELER married 
Thirza Dillingham EVANS
Marriage date: 24 February 1816
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
Thirza Dillingham EVANSMarriage date: 24 February 1816
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 179118 August 1791
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1816 Marriage / PartnerCyrenus WHEELER and Thirza Dillingham EVANS 24 February 1816, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
He was 24 years old.
1829 Birth of ChildMarion Isabel WHEELER was born 24 April 1829, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Cyrenus was 37 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Death of Spouse/PartnerThirza Dillingham EVANS died 13 February 1884, Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Death — 18874 July 1887
Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA
He died at the age of 95.
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Cyrenus Wheeler, one of the best known and highly esteemed citizens of the county, and father of Mayor Wheeler of Auburn, died at his home in Poplar Ridge, Monday afternoon, aged 96 years.
Death of Cyrenus Wheeler - At the ripe age of 95 years, which a month and a few days would have made into 96, Cyrenus Wheeler, father of Hon. Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr., of this city, died yesterday. Mr. Wheeler had been a resident of Poplar Ridge, where he died, for over fifty years, removing there from Fall River, Mass., where he had been engaged in building cotton machinery and making cotton cloth. He was highly esteemed by all his neighbors and friends.
THE AUBURN BULLETIN, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1887
Cyrenus Wheeler, one of the best known and highly esteemed citizens of the county, and father of Mayor Wheeler of Auburn, died at his home in Poplar Ridge, Monday afternoon, aged 96 years.
Death of Cyrenus Wheeler - At the ripe age of 95 years, which a month and a few days would have made into 96, Cyrenus Wheeler, father of Hon. Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr., of this city, died yesterday. Mr. Wheeler had been a resident of Poplar Ridge, where he died, for over fifty years, removing there from Fall River, Mass., where he had been engaged in building cotton machinery and making cotton cloth. He was highly esteemed by all his neighbors and friends.
THE AUBURN BULLETIN, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1887
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WHEELER - Near Poplar Ridge, in this county, where he had resided for more than fifty two years, Cyrenus Wheeler, Senior, aged 95 years, 10 months, and 16 days.
THE WEEKLY AUBURNIAN, FRIDAY JULY 8, 1887.
WHEELER - Near Poplar Ridge, in this county, where he had resided for more than fifty two years, Cyrenus Wheeler, Senior, aged 95 years, 10 months, and 16 days.
THE WEEKLY AUBURNIAN, FRIDAY JULY 8, 1887.
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West Genoa Cemetery King Ferry, Cayuga County, New York, USA PLOT F8 E4
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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