Background
1777 His father William Wheeler dies.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Daniel Wheeler
Edit ProfileCareer
Daniel Wheeler, British Quaker, minister, teacher and missionary in Russia and the South Pacific. 1771 Born November 27, 1771 to William and Sarah Wheeler in London, England
1783 Midshipman, Royal Navy. Mother Sarah Wheeler passes away.
1781 -1796 Served in army
1796 Settled in Handsworth Woodhouse near Sheffield, began in seed trade
1809 Moved to a country farm with sister"s family
1816 Accepted as Quaker minister
1817 Met with Russian Czar Alexander I and became manager of imperial farms at Ohkta near Saint St. Petersburg, Russia
1818 - 1828, Ohkta and Shoosharry farms, 3,000 acres (12 km2) of swamp drained and became model farms.
1828 - 1831 Visited England: made missionary voyage in Polynesia and Australasia
1833 - departs London for "voyage of concern" to Australia and the Pacific
1835 - visits Society Islands
1836 - visits Hawaiian Islands
1838 - returns to London from Pacific voyage
1839 - Missionary tour in North America
1839 - Book edition of journal and letters from the Pacific published in London
1840 Died June 12, 1840 in New York after illness during the sea voyage to America. Buried in Friend"s cemetery on Orchard Saint New York
1835 - 1839 Letters Journals published.
Membership
1818 June 22, 1818 moved 20 members of his family and others to his farm at Shoosharry, Russia (Shushari).
