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Deacon Philip Wheeler
1733 - 1774 (41 years)
Generation: 1
1. Deacon Philip Wheeler was born on 4 May 1733 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Nov 1774 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Burial Place Hill Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Notes:
The Captain of a militia company, he suffered an accidental gunshot wound while drilling his company at Palmer's River, now within the limits of Rehoboth, Bristol, MA. His death is recorded in Rehoboth VR & in the Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, by James N. Arnold, citing the Providence Gazette.