Wheeler, Benjamin, 1756-1830

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Resident of Chelsea, Mass.

From the description of Receipt, 1839 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961315

A medical doctor who graduated from the University of Alberta, studied tropical medicine in London, and served in the India Medical Service from 1937-1941. While a medical officer with the British in Malaya, he became a POW and spent 1942-1945 in a Japanese camp in Formosa. During his time there, he maintained detailed diaries and records. After the war he worked at the Baker Clinic (1946), co-founded the Alberta Society of Internists, and did extensive research on extreme deficiency states, congestive heart failure, and peptic ulcers. At his death in 1963, he was the head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Alberta.

From the description of Papers, 1936-1950. (University of Alberta). WorldCat record id: 65755601

Deputy Sheriff of Granville County, N.C.

From the description of Family papers, 1787-1904 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28308424

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creatorOf Wheeler, Benjamin. Papers, 1936-1950. University of Alberta
creatorOf Belcher family. Papers, 1814-ca. 1816. Wintrop Public Library & Museum
creatorOf Winship, Abiel. Legal documents concerning maritime fur trade, 1821-1826. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Winship, Abiel. Legal documents concerning maritime fur trade, 1821-1826. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Wheeler, Benjamin, Jr. Correspondence, 1775. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Wheeler, Benjamin. Receipt, 1839 Mar. 4. Wintrop Public Library & Museum
creatorOf Wheeler, Benjamin. Family papers, 1787-1904 and n.d. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Deveuny, W. F. Letter, 1851 May 23. Wintrop Public Library & Museum
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associatedWith Belcher family. family
associatedWith Belcher, Joseph. person
correspondedWith Deveuny, W. F. person
associatedWith Sears, David, 1787-1871. person
associatedWith Wheeler family. family
associatedWith Winship, Abiel. person
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Alberta--Edmonton
Massachusetts--Chelsea
Taiwan
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Durham County (N.C.) History
Massachusetts--Boston
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Birth 1756-04-15

Death 1830-07-22

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