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Daniel Wheeler (1771–1840) was a Quaker. == Biography == 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 * 1777 His father William Wheeler dies. * 1783 Midshipman, Royal Navy. Mother Sarah Wheeler passes away. * 1781 -1796 Served in army * 1790 Joined Quakers * 1796 Settled in Handsworth Woodhouse near Sheffield, began in seed trade * 1798 Received as a member of the Quakers * 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 St. Petersburg, Russia * 1818 June 22, 1818 moved 20 members of his family and others to his farm at Shoosharry, Russia (Shushari) * 1818 - 1828, Ohkta and Shoosharry farms, of swamp drained and became model farms. * 1828 - 1831 Visited England: made missionary voyage in Polynesia and Australasia * 1831 Returned to Shoosharry (Shushari, Russia) where 500 employees worked under supervision of his son William. * 1833 - 1838 Missionary tour in North America * 1840 Died June 12, 1840 in New York after illness during the sea voyage to America. Buried in Friend's cemetery on Orchard St. New York * 1835 - 1839 Letters Journals published * 1842 Memoirs published by his son 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel Wheeler (missionary)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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