He was the son of Elisha and Mary (Loring) Wheeler.
He was a Lieutenant at the Battle of Concord on 19 April 1775, leading men from Sudbury under the command of Captain John Nixon.
He was a Captain at the Battle at Breed's Hill (Bunker Hill) as a member of Col. Ephraim Doolittle's Regiment.
Asahel was a Captain in Col. John Robinson's Regiment during the Ticonderoga Campaign in 1776 and was present at the surrender of British General Burgoyne at Saratoga.
He was the son of Elisha and Mary (Loring) Wheeler.
He was a Lieutenant at the Battle of Concord on 19 April 1775, leading men from Sudbury under the command of Captain John Nixon.
He was a Captain at the Battle at Breed's Hill (Bunker Hill) as a member of Col. Ephraim Doolittle's Regiment.
Asahel was a Captain in Col. John Robinson's Regiment during the Ticonderoga Campaign in 1776 and was present at the surrender of British General Burgoyne at Saratoga.
Inscription
"In Memory of
Capt. Asahel Wheeler
an officer in the
Revolution
Died Oct. 28, 1822
aged 81 years.
Also
Mrs. Jerusha Wheeler
his wife
Died Oct. 28, 1837
aged 82 years.
Gravesite Details
Sudbury vital record has death date of Oct. 31, 1820.
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