Benjamin Franklin Wheeler

1835 - 1912  (76 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Wheeler
  Birth	20 Dec 1835	East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	27 Aug 1862	Rochester, Monroe County, New York
  	American Civil War (North) 140th NY Infantry, Co. H Discharged June 3, 1865
  Death	2 Oct 1912	Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York
  Burial	Pine Bank Cemetery, Cheshire, Ontario County, New York
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96959894/benjamin_franklin-wheeler
  Notes	Benjamin Franklin Wheeler Death of One of Ontario County's Best Known Residents Canandaigua, Oct. 2 - Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, one of Ontario county's most widely known residents, died at his home on the west shore of Canandaigua Lake, about seven miles south of this village, early this morning. Mr. Wheeler was born in East Bloomfield December 20, 1835, and passed his whole lifetime in the township except the three years and a half he served int he Civil War, and the past seventeen years which he spent in this town. He married September 25, 1866, to Miss Loraine Blake, of East Bloomfield, who survives. He also leaves three children, Simeon R. Wheeler, Benjamin F. Wheeler, and Idelle Wheeler Hall, and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence with Rev. E.P. Wood. Universalist pastor at Victor, officiating. The interment will be made in the Pine Bank cemetery at Cheshire. (Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, Thursday, October 3, 1912, page 13)
  Person ID	I6872	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin T. Wheeler,   b. 25 Dec 1815, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York d. 12 Sep 1852, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Miranda Ham,   b. ca 1818, Ontario County, New York d. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1835
  Family ID	F1724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Loraine Blake,   b. 1843   d. 1921 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1866	East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York
  Children	1. Idelle Wheeler,   b. 25 Jul 1867, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York d. 12 Dec 1956, Ontario County, New York (Age 89 years)   2. Simeon Reed Wheeler,   b. Apr 1871, Centerfield, Ontario County, New York d. 27 Jul 1950, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York (Age ~ 79 years) > 3. Benjamin Frank Wheeler,   b. 26 Mar 1876, Bristol, Ontario County, New York d. Feb 1970, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F1434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Dec 1835 - East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York Military Service - American Civil War (North) 140th NY Infantry, Co. H Discharged June 3, 1865 - 27 Aug 1862 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York Marriage - 25 Sep 1866 - East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York Death - 2 Oct 1912 - Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York Burial - - Pine Bank Cemetery, Cheshire, Ontario County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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