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ii. CLARENCE, b. Bath, July 21, 1888, d. Bath, Sept. 12, 1888.
iii. INA MAY, b. L. Oct. 9, 1889.
iv. ETHEL EXZENA, b. L. May 4, 1891.
v. EDNA JENNIE, b. L. Aug. 28, 1892.
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WEST.
1. GEORGE WEST, son of Richard, b. in Eng., Jan. 30, 1837. m. March 24, 1862, Clara, dau. of James Sizen, b. in Langford, Eng., April 10, 1838, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1889. He d. Sept. 21, 1900. Farmer. Episcopal. Democrat.
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2. i. HERBERT W., b. Richmond, P. Q., Jan. 30, 1868.
ii. ELBERT JAMES, b. L. July 5, 1864. res. Waterford, Vt.
3. iii. EVERETT REUBEN, b. Waterford, Vt., Feb. 1, 1868.
iv. CLARA ELIZABETH, b. Waterford, Vt., Aug. 4, 1869. m. Frank E. Burnham (See).
v. NENA MARY F., b. Waterford, Vt., Nov. 30, 1878. res. L.
vi. ETHEL CARRIE, b. Waterford, Vt., Feb. 13, 1875, d. Waterford, Vt., Aug. 28, 1876.
vii. VERNIA GEORGE, b. Waterford, Vt., May 23, 1878.
viii. VINCENT HENRY, b. Waterford, Vt., Oct. 15, 1880.
2. HERBERT W. WEST, son of George 1, b. in Richmond, P. Q., Jan. 30, 1863. m. Dec. 25, 1892, Bertha J., dau. of Milo Williams, b. in Lyman, May 31, 1870, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1890. Works in stereoscopic view shop. ,Republican. I. O. O. F., N. G.
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i. LEONARD H., b. L. April 22, 1894.
3. EVERETT REUBEN WEST, son of George1, b. in Waterford, Vt., Feb. 1, 1868. m. Dec. 17, 1890, Celia May, dau. of Orrin A. Glines, b. in Centre Harbor, Aug. 2, 1873. He has res. in L. since 1890. Works in stereoscopic view shop. Republican. No ch.
WETHERBEE.
1. JOHN WETHERBEE, b. in Eng. about 1650. m. first, Sept. 18, 1672, Mary, dau. of John Howe, who built Longfellow's " Wayside Inn," Sudbury, Mass., for his country residence. (He was of the fam- ily of Sir Charles Howe, of Lancaster, Eng.) She was b. in Sudbury, Mass., Jan. 1654, d. June 5, 1684. m. second, Lydia Moore. He d. in Stowe, Mass., in 1711. Nine ch. (History of Woodstock, Vt., pp. 596-7-8.)
2. EPHRAIM WETHERBEE, son of John 1. m. first, in 1721, Elizabeth Hall. m. second, Sept. 18, 1732, Joanna, dau. of Benjamin Bellows? (See), b. in 1710, and a sister of Benjamin Bellows 8 (See), the founder of Walpole. Ephraim was one of the original proprietors of No. 4 (Charlestown), granted by Mass. in 1736. He was one of the three grantees who settled there. In 1737 he was a Lieut. and afterward a Capt. in the Mass. service. d. in Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1745. Twelve ch.
3. SAMUEL WETHERBEE, son of Ephraim 2, and Joanna, b. in Lunen- burg, Mass., April 3, 1745. m. Susanna Johnson, b. Dec. 9, 1750, dau. of Capt. James and Susanna (Willard) Johnson. (Mrs. Susannah (Wil- lard) Johnson wrote "The Captivity by the French and Indians of Mr. VOL. II. - 83
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James Johnson and Family.") Samuel was a Capt. in the Rev. army that invaded Canada in 1775, Col. Wyman's Regt. Incorporator of Concord, Vt., 1781 ; settled there in 1787. Moderator. Representa- tive. County Judge. He owned land in L., and it is said several of his children are buried in L., but there is no definite knowledge that he ever res. here. d. in Concord, Vt., Oct. 29, 1819.
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i. SUSANNA, b. Charlestown, Aug. 4, 1770. m. Jan. 15, 1797, Col. Jonathan Baker. She d. March 31, 1825.
ii. JASON, b. Charlestown, June 8, 1772. m. Oct. 10, 1793, Sophia Farwell. She d. 1845. Their dau. Sophia m. Oel Billings.
iii. SAMUEL, b. 1774.
iv. AZOR.
V. JAMES, b. 1776.
vi. JOHN.
vii. DAN, m. - - Stockwell.
viii. BETSEY, b. 1781. m. Timothy A. Edson (See).
ix. LUCY, b. 1783. m. Cornelius Judevine.
x. POLLY, b. 1783.
xi. CAROLINE, b. 1785. m. Guy Ely (See).
xii. LUCRETIA, b. 1788. m. Joseph Morse (See).
xiii. CATHERINE, b. Concord, Vt., Nov. 1793. m. Sylvanus Balch (See).
xiv. MIRANDA, b. July 5, 1796. unm.
XV. INFANT.
4. DAVID WETHERBEE, son of John 1, b. about 1680. m. Mercy Brown and settled in Stow, Mass.
5. SILAS WETHERBEE, son of David 4, b. 1727. m. May 24, 1749, Betty Brown. He lived in a part of Stow which was included in the town of Boxboro', incorporated, 1783. He gave three acres for "a meating hous Lott," 1775, and in the building of a meeting-house he agreed to pay one quarter part. Selectman. His dau. Mary, b. Nov. 7, 1770, m. Isaac Batchellor (See).
WETHERELL.
1. GEORGE WETHERELL, b. Jan. 9, 1789. m. July 1, 1812, Polly, dau. of Daniel Walker, b. in Rutland, Mass., Jan. 7, 1789, d. in Haver- hill, June 15, 1859, Universalist. He res. in L. most of the time from 1859 to 72. Woollen manufr. Universalist. Republican. d. in L. Dec. 23, 1872.
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i. FERDINAND VICTOR, b. Hartland, Vt., May 27, 1813. m. April 24, 1836, Eliza Eastman. Woollen manufr. He d. Chicago, Ill., April 21, 1869.
ii. VOLNEY FENTON, b. Hartland, Vt., May 25, 1815. m. May 25, 1847, Sarah Marshall. Woollen manufr. He d. Vassalboro', Me., Dec. 17, 1883.
iii. MARY ELLEN, b. Hartland, Vt., July 4, 1817. m. July 13, 1853, Peter Wood, lumberman. He d. Chicago, Ill., Feb. 20, 1884. She d. Chi- cago, Ill., Jan. 4, 1879.
iv. EMILY MELISSA, b. Hartland, Vt., June 5, 1819. unm. d. Feb. 18, 1858.
2. V. FRANKLIN GEORGE, b. Hartland, Vt., Oct. 13. 1821.
vi. LAVINA BIGELOW, b. Hartland, Vt., Jan. 18, 1824. m. Curtis Coe Bowman (See).
vii. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Bath, May 29, 1826. m. April 10, 1850, James Henry Pearson, lumberman. She d. Chicago, Ill., Dec. 15, 1891.
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viii. SYBIL WALKER, b. Bath, June 5, 1828, d. July 28, 1840.
ix. LYDIA JANE, b. Bath, Sept. 9, 1881. m. Robert H. Nelson (See).
x. OSCAR DANIEL, b. Bath, June 21, 1834. m. first, Sarah Matilda Wilde, d. Dec. 23, 1883. m. second, Jan. 22, 1885, Harriet Seymour. Lumber manufr., now Comptroller of Chicago, Ill., where he res.
2. FRANKLIN GEORGE WETHERELL, son of George 1, b. in Hartland, Vt., Oct. 13, 1821. m. Jan. 1, 1851, Hannah Oliva, dau. of John Bow- man (See), b. in L. July 16, 1829, Cong. He res. in L. from 1853 until he d., Feb. 7, 1897. Carpenter. Cong. Republican. Ch., -
i. EMILY JANE, b. L. May 28, 1858.
WHEELER.
1. SILAS WHEELER, son of Joel, b. in 1744. m. June 5, 1767, Sally Miller, b. Oct. 22, 1745, d. in L. Nov. 27, 1821. He moved with his family from Petersham, Mass., to Westmoreland, and shortly after, in 1794, moved to L., where he res. until he d., July 14, 1823. Farmer. Ch., -
i. SALLY, b. Petersham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1769, d. Petersham, Mass., Jan. 11, 1772.
ii. POLLY M., b. Petersham, Mass., Dec. 18, 1770. m. June 20, 1795, Capt. Samuel Hammond, farmer. She d. L. Feb. 8, 1846. He d. L. a few years later. No ch.
2. iii. VESPASIAN, b. Petersham, Mass., Feb. 12, 1773. iv. SALLY, b. Petersham, Mass., Oct. 29, 1774. m. March 18, 1798, Nathaniel F. Higgins, farmer. She d. Anson, Me., Aug. 13, 1842. He d. Dec. 23, 1845.
3. v. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Petersham, Mass., April 29, 1777.
vi. SOPHIA, b. Petersham, Mass., Feb. 16, 1779. m. Jared Aldrich (See).
4. vii. TILLOTSON, b. Westmoreland, April 12, 1781.
viii. PAMELIA, b. Westmoreland, March 3, 1785, d. L. March 31, 1866. ix. LURENA, b. Westmoreland, March 21, 1789, d. L. Feb. 2, 1829.
5. x. ANSON, b. Westmoreland, Sept. 28, 1790.
2. VESPASIAN WHEELER, son of Silas 1, b. in Petersham, Mass., Feb. 12, 1773. m. March 6, 1809, Lydia, dau. of Ebenezer Moody, b. in Newburyport, Mass., Aug. 1, 1785, d. in L. Aug. 25, 1831. He res. in L. from 1794 until he d., March 3, 1851. Farmer and hotel-keeper. Ch., b. in L., -
6. i. EBENEZER MOODY, b. Dec. 9, 1809.
ii. SALLY MILLER, b. April 4, 1811. m. Jan. 8, 1844, Ozro B. Hurlbutt, hotel-keeper. He d. Waterford, Vt., April 28, 1870. She d. Lebanon, Nov. 17, 1890.
iii. LYDIA BARTLETT, b. Feb. 8, 1813. m. Amos Spaulding Hale (See). iv. ANN MARIA, b. Jan. 18. 1815. m. Harrison Simeon Cobb (See).
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v. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 9, 1816.
8. vi. DANA MILLER, b. July 24, 1819.
9. vii. GILMAN, b. Feb. 27, 1822.
3. GEORGE WASHINGTON WHEELER, son of Silas 1, b. in Petersham, Mass., April 29, 1777. m. first, in 1805, Fanny, dau. of Thaddeus Bartlett, b. in Bethel, Me., in 1784, d. in L. Oct. 25, 1821. m. second, April 11, 1823, Mary, dau. of Joseph Chamberlain, b. in Newbury, Vt., in 1785, d. in L. Oct. 8, 1865. He res. in L. a large portion of the time from 1794 until he d., June 20, 1858. Farmer.
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10. i. WASHINGTON, b. Lisbon, 1806.
ii. SOPHIA, b. Lisbon, Oct. 27, 1807. unm. d. Oct. 3, 1865.
iii. SILAS, b. Lisbon. m. Maria Smith. Farmer. res. Rockford, Ill.
iv. FANNY, b. Lisbon. m. 1850, Nehemiah Woods. He d. about 1886. She d. Suncook, about 1888.
V. BARTLETT, b. Lisbon. m. Emily Clough. Farmer and carpenter. H d. Elk Grove, Ill. She d. 1892.
vi. GEORGE A., b. Lisbon, 1817. m. first, May 3, 1846, Clara Cook, d. about 1880. m. second, Claudine Lamb. Merchant. He d. Nashua, 1894.
vii. THADDEUS B., b. L. May 18, 1820. m. Oct. 12, 1848, Maria A. Choate. Farmer. res. Waterford, Vt. Appointed Lieut. Col. 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, June 30, 1849; vacated June 19, 1850.
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viii. MARY E., b. Jan. 3, 1824. m. Isaac E. Richardson (See).
ix. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 29, 1825. m. about 1860, Lizzie Woods. Carpenter. res. Nashua.
x. JOHN P. C., b. Dec. 2, 1826. m. about 1856, Harriet Martin. Carpenter. res. Chicago, Ill.
4. TILLOTSON WHEELER, son of Silas 1, b. in Westmoreland, April 12, 1781. m. Feb. 26, 1824, Polly Campbell, b. in Putney, Vt., Feb. 3, 1790, d. in Webster, Mich., about 1880. He res. in L. from 1799 to 1829. Merchant. Appointed Major of 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, Nov. 8, 1822 ; vacated June 11, 1824. A. F. and A. M., Morning Dawn. d. in. Webster, Mich., March 11, 1855. Ch., -
i. JOHN CAMPBELL, b. L. Nov. 26, 1824. Farmer. res. Webster, Mich.
ii. Guy, b. L. Jan. 27, 1826, d. Feb. 7, 1826.
iii. MARTHA S., b. L. May 8, 1828, d. April 29, 1847.
iv. Gur H., b. July 30, 1832, d. Sept. 3, 1868.
5. ANSON WHEELER, son of Silas1, b. in Westmoreland, Sept. 28, 1790. m. Oct. 10, 1825, Martha, dau. of Paul Holland, b. in Newfane, Vt., June 14, 1803, d. in Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 25, 1870. He res. in L. from 1795 to 1839. Blacksmith and farmer. Appointed Quar- termaster of 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, Aug. 26, 1824 ; vacated Aug. 25, 1828. A. F. and A. M. d. in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 6, 1870. Ch., b. in L., -
i. PAUL HOLLAND, m. Julia Doten. Farmer. res. York, Mich.
ii. CAROLINE C., d. Ann Arbor, Mich.
iii. ANSON, m. Fanny Osburn. Farmer. res. Pittsfield, Mich.
iv. ALMIRA, m. Henry C. Kenney, lumber-dealer. He d. Stanton, Mich., 1882.
V. ALBERT VESPASIAN, m. Dolly Booth. Farmer. He d. Lodi, Mich., 1868.
vi. WILLIAM A., res. Ann Arbor, Mich.
6. EBENEZER MOODY WHEELER, son of Vespasian 2, b. in L. Dec. 9, 1809. m. Feb. 25, 1844, Mary Louisa, dau. of Jacob Amsden, b. in Dummerston, Vt., Jan. 25, 1825. He res. in L. from birth to 1835; now res. in Helena, Montana. Harness-maker. Ch., b. in Waterford, Vt., -
i. MARY LOUISE, b. Feb. 15, 1845. m. Oct. 19, 1871, William L. Johnson, farmer. res. Los Angeles, Cal.
ii. FRED TILLOTSON, b. Feb. 18, 1847, d. Oct. 6, 1851.
iii. HARRY VESPASIAN, b. Aug. 16, 1850. m. July 4, 1876, Sarah A. Tib- bits. Civil engineer. res. Helena, Montana.
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iv. AMSDEN E., b. July 6, 1854. m. first, Jan. 1, 1883, Alice" J. Rundel, d. May 18, 1885. m. second, Jan. 21, 1890, Elizabeth, Reeves. Physician. res. Los Angeles, Cal.
v. ALICE, b. April 7, 1864, d. April 18, 1864.
7. WILLIAM WHEELER, son of Vespasian 2, b. in L. Dec. 9, 1816. m. first, March 9, 1842, Lettice J., dau. of Elkanah Cobb (See), d. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., Ang. 8, 1849. m. second, June 10, 1851, Philena, dau. of Amos Hubbard (See), b. in L. Feb. 28, 1820. He res. in L. all his life. He d. Feb. 2, 1898. Farmer. Republican.
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i. WILLIE A., b. Concord, Vt., Sept. 18, 1853. unm. Farmer. res. L. ii. FRED T., b. L. Oct. 29, 1859. unm. res. L.
8. DANA MILLER WHEELER, son of Vespasian 2, b. in L. July 24, 1819. m. Sept. 15, 1847, Phebe Stiles, b. June 1, 1826, d. St. Johns- bury, Vt., April 1, 1888. He res. in L. most of his life. Farmer. d. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., May 31, 1857.
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i. W. HOLLAND, b. June 24, 1849.
ii. LUCIA C., b. Aug. 3, 1851.
iii. MATILDA L., b. Oct. 31, 1858.
9. GILMAN WHEELER, son of Vespasian 2, b. in L. Feb. 27, 1822. m. Oct. 23, 1852, Eliza Emily, dau. of Oliver P. Brooks, b. in Dalton, Sept. 15, 1823, d. in Marlboro', Jan. 23, 1894, Cong. He res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Republican. Appointed Lieut. Col. 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, Aug. 9, 1847 ; vacated June 13, 1848. d. in L. May 24, 1893. Ch., b. in L., -
i. ARCHIE E., b. Aug. 1, 1853, d. L. Feb. 14, 1854.
ii. EDWARD O., b. March 13, 1855. m. Aug. 29, 1893, Clara D. Bishop. Hotel-keeper. res. Marlboro'.
iii. CHARLES D., b. June 16, 1868. Cattle-buyer. res. Hogan, Montana.
iv. GALEN H., b. Nov. 14, 1861. m. first, Emma Shaffer. She d. 1893. m. second, - McClung. Civil engineer. res. Columbia Falls, Montana.
V. ALBERT P., b. April 16, 1868. Civil engineer. res. Hogan, Montana.
10. WASHINGTON WHEELER, son of George Washington, b. in Lis- bon in 1806. m. Celia Houghton, b. in Franconia, d. in Norwich, Vt., Aug. 1852, Baptist. He res. in L. from as early as 1827 to 1850. Laborer. Whig. d. in Nashua, Sept. 1850.
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i. FANNY B., b. March 5, 1827. m. about 1852, George R. Fellows. He d. Carrollton, La., Dec. 13, 1862. Co. A, 8th N. H. Inf.
ii. HENRY H., b. 1829. m. d. in Mass. in 1872 or 3. Served in U. S. Navy during Rebellion.
iii. SOPHIA JANE, b. Aug. 1833, d. Feb. 10, 1847.
11. iv. SILAS, b. March 5, 1837. .
v. OLIVER C., b. 1840. m. Helen Wyatt. Farmer. He d. Lincoln, Sept. 1867. vi. EMILY, b. 1844. m. 1865, Thomas Smith, merchant. res. Manchester.
vii. EDWIN, b. 1847. unm. Machinist. d. Aug. 1872. Co. I, 1st Me. Cav. Private.
11. SILAS WHEELER, son of Washington 10, b. in L. March 5, 1837. m. in 1866, Mary A., dau. of Moses Phillips, b. in Bethlehem, May 12, 1836, d. in Bethlehem, Oct. 6, 1880, Free Baptist. He res. in Beth- lehem 19 years ; the remainder of his life in L., where he d., Nov ..
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18, 1896. Farmer. Democrat. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. Private. G. A. R.
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i. LIZZIE J., b. Feb. 6, 1867. m. Henry J. Fisher (See).
ii. NELLIE M., b. July 80, 1870.
iii. ROSA M., b. April 7, 1874.
iv. GEORGE W. M., b. Aug. 1, 1878.
WHEELER.
12. LEVI WHEELER, son of Major Amos Wheeler, b. March 28, 1775, was an early resident of Bethlehem. He m. Jerusha Barrett, b. in Winchendon, Mass., March 20, 1775, dau. of Thornton Barrett (See). She d. Feb. 3, 1833. He m. second, Widow Anna Sanborn, b. Oct. 1, 1782. He d. in Bethlehem, Nov. 15, 1850. She d. Nov. 17, 1853. Ch., b. in Bethlehem, -
13. i. HENRY B., b. Feb. 20, 1797.
ii. PAMELIA, b. Feb. 8, 1799. m. Stillman Batchellor (See).
iii. DAVID, b. June 16, 1801.
iv. Amos, b. Oct. 14, 1808. m. Calinda Leconta. m. second, Abigail Martin.
v. BETSEY, b. Nov. 80, 1818. m. Edward Merrill.
vi. LEVI, b. June 14, 1820. m. Nov. 21, 1850, Sarah W. Hale, dau. of Ezra Hale (See).
14. vii. DENNIS, b. Feb. 26, 1822.
13. HENRY B. WHEELER, son of Levi 12, b. in Bethlehem, Feb. 20, 1797. m. Aug. 6, 1818, Charlotte, dau. of Ono Snow, b. in Bethlehem in 1799, d. Jan. 1834. m. second, Sally, widow of Joseph Bean and dau. of John Wallace (See), d. Dec. 24, 1889. Henry B. was a farmer. res. most of his life in Stoneham, Mass. d. in Newport, Sept. 6, 1883.
14. DENNIS WHEELER, son of Levi 12, b. in Bethlehem, Feb. 26, 1822. m. May 3, 1859, Eliza King, dau. of Lyman Blandin (See), b. in Bethlehem, March 19, 1831. He res. in L. since 1863. He d. April 10, 1899. Painter. Democrat. Selectman, 1873-4-86. Supt. of Town Schools 7 years. I. O. O. F. No ch.
WHEELER.
15. JOSEPH WHEELER, b. about 1729 ; came to Chesterfield, it is supposed, from some town in Mass., although according to tradition he was Scotch by birth and descent. He d. about 1805. (History of Chesterfield, p. 486.)
16. JOHN WHEELER, son of Joseph 15, b. about 1768. m. in 1791, Lucy, dau. of Thomas Holmes. He d. in Concord, Vt., in 1838.
WHEELER.
17. MOSES WHEELER, " late of Lunenburg, now resident in Groton," m. in Groton, Mass., Dec. 14, 1747, Elizabeth Holden, and removed to Charlestown, where he d. He was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars, and his physical prowess is a subject of notice in " History of Charlestown."
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18. JOHN WHEELER, youngest of the eight children of Moses 17, b. in Charlestown, Oct. 31, 1768. m. 1788, pub. in Charlestown, Sept. 21, 1788, Hannah Thurston, dau. of Moses and Hannah (Sewall) Thurston of Hollis. The births of all the children of Moses Thurston are not recorded. It is probable the first Hannah died young, and Hannah, second, was the youngest child. Shua Thurston, a sister of Hannah, was the wife of Andrew Savage Crocker of Haverhill. John Wheeler settled in this town at the time of his marriage. He was a selectman six years, beginning 1790. He removed about 1800 from L. to Northern Vermont and a few years later to Ohio.
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i. LAURA, b. Sept. 28, 1789.
ii. RALPH, b. Feb. 9, 1792.
iii. ANNIE.
iv. JACK.
v. WILDER.
vi. CROWELL.
vii. ROYAL TYLER, b. 1810. He was admitted to the Bar in Ohio in 1887. He m. Emily Walker, and after a short stay in Arkansas he located in 1839 at Nacogdoches, Texas. He was an eminent lawyer, and was . ten years Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. In December, 1857, he was appointed Chief Justice, which position he held with distinction until his death in 1864. His home in the later years was at Austin and Galveston, Texas.
WHEELOCK.
1. ARCHIPPUS WHEELOCK, b. in Concord or Lexington, Mass., Jan. 22, 1765. m. April 1, 1787, Mary or Molly, dau. of Capt. Aaron San- born, b. in Sanbornton, April 26, 1768, d. in Newport, Vt., Aug. 29, 1838. He res. in L. from 1809 to 1826. Farmer. Cong. Rev. sol- dier (Mass. Rev. Rolls). d. in Newport, Vt., Feb. 16, 1847. (Hist. of Sanbornton, pp. 842-3.)
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2 i. AMASA, b. Aug. 29, 1788.
3. ii. PETER, b. Aug. 5, 1789.
4. iii. AARON SANBORN, b. July 8, 1791.
iv. BETSEY, b. Sept. 6, 1793. m. Edmund Sleeper. He d. Newport, Vt.
v. ALICE, b. Feb. 15, 1796. m. Jan. 27, 1817, Benjamin Bowman. res. Coventry, Vt.
vi. HANNAH, b. Oct. 6, 1798. m. John Sleeper. res. Enosburg, Vt. She d. June 13, 1867.
vii. CATHERINE B., b. Oct. 22, 1800. m. Jan. 23, 1826, Peter Sleeper. She d. Iowa, Nov. 2, 1864.
viii. PATTY, b. Feb. 12, 1803. d. Sanbornton, April 20, 1808.
ix. ABEL, b. Aug. 28, 1805. m. Harriet Boynton. He d. Cal., 1852.
x. AsA C., b. April 12, 1810. res. Springfield, Mass.
2. AMASA WHEELOCK, son of Archippus1, b. in Sanbornton, Aug. 29, 1788. m. May 15, 1808, Sally, dau. of Josiah Burleigh, b. in San- bornton, July 4, 1790, d. April 24, 1872. He res. in L. from 1809 to 1826. Farmer. Appointed Quartermaster 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, Aug. 14, 1818. A. F. and A. M., Morning Dawn. d. in Newport, Vt., Dec. 2, 1844.
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i. JOSIAH, b. Sanbornton, Oct. 27, 1809. m. Feb. 5, 1839, Martha Lee. Farmer. res. Coventry, Vt.
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ii. AMASA, b. Jan. 1, 1811. m. Dec. 22, 1834, Margaret Cullen. Express- man. He d. Boston, Mas's., Jan. 22, 1875.
iii. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 15, 1813. m. first, Aug. 30, 1834, Harriet Pierce. m. second, Sept. 9, 1840, Mary Shepherd. m. third, Jan. 1845, Lois Shepherd. m. fourth, April, 1863, Sophronia Guild. m. fifth, Feb. 1866, Lydia Wheelock. m. sixth, Feb. 1870, Emeline Houston.
iv. MARY, b. Feb. 19. 1815. m. March 16, 1837, Luther Pearsons.
V. SARAH, b. Oct. 30, 1818. m. Salmon G. Miner (See).
vi. JOHN, b. July 3, 1822, d. L. March 21, 1843.
3. PETER WHEELOCK, son of Archippus 1, b. in Sanbornton, Aug. 5, 1789. m. Dorothy Fuller. He res. in L. from 1812 to 1826. Farmer. d. in Newport, Vt., Feb. 7, 1861.
Ch., all but Melissa, b. in L., -
i. ARCHIPPUS, res. Greenfield, Mass.
ii. PETER, m. Mary Dame. res. Boston, Mass.
iii. BRACKETT, res. Boston, Mass.
iv. MARY, m. Lewis Arnold. res. Salem, Vt. .
v. MELISSA, b. Newport, Vt. m. George Brigham. res. Boston, Mass.
4. AARON SANBORN WHEELOCK, son of Archippus 1, b. in Sanbornton, . July 8, 1791. m. Nov. 16, 1817, Anna, dau. of Jonathan Bowman (See), b. in Henniker, April 6, 1798, d. in L. Feb. 3, 1873. He res. in L. from 1810 until he d., April 5, 1863. Seven ch., five sons and two daughters.
WHITCHER. WHITTIER.
1. THOMAS WHITTIER, b. in Eng., 1620 or 1622. Sailed from Southampton for New England with John Rolf and others, April 24, 1638. He lived in Salisbury, Newbury, and later in Haverhill, Mass. He subscribed to the freeman's oath, 1666. He m. Ruth, a sister of John Rolf of Salisbury. The record of marriage styles her as Ruth Green ; possibly this was her second marriage. He d. Nov. 28, 1696. The house in Haverhill in which he lived is owned by the Whittier Memorial Asssociation.
2. NATHANIEL WHITTIER, the sixth of the ten children of Thomas 1, b. in Haverhill, Aug. 11, 1658. m. Aug. 26, 1685, Mary Osgood. m. second, June, 1710, Widow Mary Ring. He d. July 18, 1722. His widow d. July 19, 1742.
3. REUBEN WHITCHER, son of Nathaniel 2, b. in Salisbury, March 17, 1685/6. m. Dec. 19, 1708, Deborah Pillsbury of Newbury. He lived in Salisbury. Soldier, 1710. He d. Nov. 18, 1722. His widow m. second, 1724, Zachariah Eastman. In this lineage the name appears without notice, Whittier and Whitcher. The Grafton County families and immediate ancestors write the name Whitcher.
4. JOSEPH WHITCHER, son of Reuben &, b. in Salisbury, May 2, 1721. m. Jan. 13, 1743, Martha Evans. Three of his brothers settled in Rockingham County. He d. in Salisbury, Mass.
5. CHASE WHITCHER, son of Joseph 4, b. in Salisbury, Mass., Oct. 6, 1753. m. July 6, 1777, Hannah Morrill, b. June 19, 1758. Previous to his marriage he was one of the early settlers of Warren.
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6. WILLIAM WHITCHER, son of Chase 5, b. in Warren, May 23, 1783. m. 1806, Mary Noyes, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah (Collins) Noyes of Landaff. He d. in Benton, March 4, 1859. Among sixteen children, Susan M. m. George W. Mann (See). Ira, Chase, and Daniel were active men in business and political affairs.
7. SAMUEL WHITCHER, son of William ", b. in Benton, Aug. 24, 1814. m. May 4, 1840, Emily Quimby. He d. in Easton, 1880.
8. DAVID SIMEON WHITCHER, son of Samuel7, b. in East Landaff (now Easton), Nov. 30, 1846. unm. He was educated in Landaff common schools ; N. H. Conference Seminary ; and New Hampton Literary Institution. He commenced the study of law, Nov. 10, 1873, with C. W. and E. D. Rand, and later with Bingham and Mitchell, and was admitted to the Bar in Haverhill, March term, 1876. He practised in L. 4 years, when ill health compelled him to give up his work. He d. in Easton, March 14, 1881. Supervisor, 1878. J. P.
WHITCOMB.
1. JOHN WHITCOMB, a native of Dorchester, Eng., was of Dorches- ter, Mass., 1632, Scituate, 1644, and of Lancaster as early as 1652.
2. JOSIAH WHITCOMB, son of John 1, m. Dec. 4, 1664, Rebecca Waters of Lancaster. He was a selectman, and commander of the garrison. He lived in the part of Lancaster now Bolton, where he d. April 12, 1718.
3. DAVID WHITCOMB, son of Josiah 2, b. Feb. 20, 1668. m. May 31, 1700, Mary Fairbanks, d. in Lancaster, 1727.
4. BENJAMIN WHITCOMB, son of David 8, b. about 1710, was a deacon and an active citizen of Leominster, where he d. 1778.
5. JOHN WHITCOMB, son of Benjamin ", b. in Leominster, May 20, 1759. m. 1780, Abigail Chapin. Revolutionary soldier, removed to Franconia and to Landaff, now Easton, where he d. 1813. Benjamin Whitcomb and Nathaniel Whitcomb, of Lisbon, were his brothers.
6. JOSIAH WHITCOMB, son of John 5, b. in Franconia, May 4, 1794. m. Aug. 30, 1818, Eunice Raymond. He d. in Bath, June 26, 1880.
7. HORACE WHITCOMB, son of Josiah ", b. in Landaff, Nov. 9, 1821. m. July 17, 1844, Betsey Runels Farmer, dau. of Jedidiah Farmer (See). He lived in Bethlehem, Littleton, Stewartstown, Columbia, again in Bethlehem, and removed to Bath, 1867, where he now res. Ch., -
i. ARTHUR KINCAID, b. in L. July 16, 1846. m. Nov. 24, 1875, Ella Minerva Pattee, b. Searsmont, Me., Sept. 4, 1850, dau. of Sumner Pattee. He grad. Dart. Coll., 1878. Superintendent of Schools, Lowell, Mass. Three children.
ii. WARREN H., b. Jan. 7, 1850. res. Bath.
iii. NELLA GRACE, b. Dec. 5, 1862. m. April 11, 1888, George Clark. res. in Bath.
8. CURTIS WHITCOMB, son of Josiah ", b. in Landaff, June 16, 1830. m. Oct. 21, 1854, Minerva, dau. of Ira Howland, b. in Easton, Sept. 18,
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1838, d. in L. May 17, 1895, Advent. He has res. in L. since 1889. Teamster. Advent. Democrat.
Ch., b. in Bethlehem, -
i. ELLA BETSEY, b. July 18, 1856. m. June 19, 1874, Clark C. Day, laborer. res. Lisbon.
ii. LIZZIE MINERVA, b. Jan. 28, 1859. m. first, Cortes Hibbard Bolles (See). m. second, Andrew J. Sellingham (See).
iii. CARRIE EUNICE, b. Sept. 18, 1866. m. Wilber Parker Clark (See).
iv. ALBERT LEE, b. April 4, 1870. m. Oct. 80, 1895, Lizzie M. McPherson. Laborer. res. L. Ch., Minerva, b. Feb. 18, 1897.
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