William Francis WHEELER ¹⁶⁰¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Fisherman, 1850, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^1603,4235 Torbay Road

2. Occupation: Farmer, 1852-1855, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²³⁶

3. Property: £60 mortgage from Rev. George P. Harris, 26 Nov 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²³⁷ CDC Vol 19 Fol 386-389 William Wheeler To Revd George P Harris 09-11-1864

Here William is obtaining a mortgage from a C of E Clergyman to pay the purchase price of the land he has occupied for years and is now purchasing from the estate of the late property owner, patrick Kough

4. Occupation: Farmer, Torbay Rd, 29 Nov 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²³⁸

5. Property: Sale to William Wheeler of land he has tenanted owned by late Patrick Kough, 29 Nov 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²³⁸ This land, which William Wheeler has tenanted for many years is sold by Thomas J. Kough, Barrister, the executor of the estate of the late Patrick Kough who owned the property for £60. The property lies between the grant of William's brother James and Ann Haly on the east side of Torbay Rd.

6. Property: Sale of property on Torbay Rd. to Charles Langdon for £15, 27 May 1867, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁸⁸⁵ Jane Wheeler, Widow and three sons, James, Philip and William, all described as yeomen, that is men who own land, sell a plot of land adjacent to the grant given to the late Joseph Wheeler to Charles Langdon, also described as a yeoman. The size of the plot is not given, nor can it be ascertained whether it was a part of the original 1845 grant or other land Joseph acquired somehow afterwards. This event was shared from Jane who also shared it with James Richard WHEELER (Party) and Philip WHEELER (Party).

7. Property: Said to possess (but not by grant) land adjacent to his father's 1945 grant, Bef 15 Feb 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²⁹¹

William married Mary Ann WILLIAMS on 14 Oct 1848 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^420,1601.^,1605 (Mary Ann WILLIAMS was born circa 1829 in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,^448,1601 died before 21 Feb 1871 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^1601,4234 and was buried on 21 Feb 1871 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Minister/Priest: Thomas J. A. Bridge, M.A, 14 Oct 1848, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²⁰

2. Witnesses: John Russell, Lucy Wheeler, 14 Oct 1848, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²⁰