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Sarah Lawrence

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah Lawrence was born on 30 May 1709 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

    Sarah married Isaac Wheeler on 8 May 1734 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Isaac (son of Isaac Wheeler and Experience Metcalfe) was born on 14 May 1698 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Sep 1769 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sgt. Isaac Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1734/35 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Apr 1817 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burial Ground, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    2. 3. Sarah Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1738 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 31 May 1799 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts .
    3. 4. Mercy Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1740 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Jul 1808 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. 5. Rhoda Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Abraham Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1746 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1817 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. 7. Jacob Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1748/49 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1773 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    7. 8. Ede Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Mar 1750/51 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jun 1755 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sgt. Isaac Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 24 Mar 1734/35 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Apr 1817 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burial Ground, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 14 Mar 1765, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Stone, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Farwell) Stone. She was born on 29 March 1743 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 22 December 1813 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dorcas Wheeler (1766-____) 2. Katee Wheeler (1767-____) 3. Elizabeth Wheeler (1769-____) 4. Isaac Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Jacob Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Sibyl Wheeler (1775-____) 7. Sarah Wheeler (1779-____) 8. Reuben Wheeler (1782-____) 9. Eli Wheeler (1784-1861)
    • Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a Sargeant in the Rutland Minute Men before the Revolution. On 19 April 1775, he marched with the company to Cambridge to join in the siege of Boston. He was there throughout the siege from 1775 to 1776.

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:
    Murphy (1928) gives his death date as 2 April 1817.


  2. 3.  Sarah Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 16 Jul 1738 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 31 May 1799 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Jul 1772, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. John Watson. He was born about 1750 based on age at death. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 26 June 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 27 June 1772 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 14 March 1829 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Watson (1773-____) 2. John Watson (1774-1785) 3. Jacob Wheeler Watson (1777-____)


  3. 4.  Mercy Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Sep 1740 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Jul 1808 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 17 Nov 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Adam Wheeler, the son of Ephraim and Miriam (Martin) Wheeler. He was born on 29 April 1732 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He served in the French and Indian War, and was a Captain during the Revolution, having served at Lexington, Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Newark, Stillwater, Albany, and White Plains. He was ordained a deacon in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After the war, he felt the injustice of the Massachusetts government and raised a company of 100 men, and with 80 of them, marched to Worcester where he took control of the courthouse. By this action, he became the number two man of Shay's Rebellion, and fled to Canada upon its collapse. In 1791, he petitioned the town of Hubbardston to help him pay his debts incurred in the revolt. The town happily complied. He died on Tuesday 24 August 1802 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wheeler (1764-1826) 2. Ede Wheeler (1766-____) 3. Asa Wheeler (1768-1831) 4. Joel Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Rhoda Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Jacob Wheeler 7. Daniel Wheeler (1780-1810)
    • Moved To: Abt 1766, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts


  4. 5.  Rhoda Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1)

  5. 6.  Abraham Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 12 May 1746 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1817 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: 1755 to 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    History:
    In 1755, when he was 9, he moved to Rutland from Medfield with his father. He lived for some time in Hubbardston, Massachusetts on a farm acquired from his father. He returned to Rutland and bought a farm near New Boston. He lived there the rest of his life.

    He was a member of the Rutland Minute Company and marched to Cambridge after the Alarm in 1775.

    Abraham married Jemima Walker on 22 Aug 1770 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jemima (daughter of Captain Phineas Walker and Beulah Clap) was born on 3 Oct 1747 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1802 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Paul Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jun 1771 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Wardsboro, Windham County. Vermont.
    2. 10. Lucinda Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1773 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Oct 1844 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    3. 11. Abigail Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1775 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Aug 1784 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. 12. Silas Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 29 Mar 1778 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 May 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. 13. Calvin Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 29 Mar 1778 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 May 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. 14. Luther Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1782 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Jul 1840 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    7. 15. Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Nov 1867 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    8. 16. baby boy Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Apr 1788 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Apr 1788 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Abraham married Katy Muzzy on 30 May 1803 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Katy was christened on 3 Jul 1763 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1822 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Jacob Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 28 Feb 1748/49 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1773 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: say 1770; Read (1836), in his History of Rutland, says that he was "Believed to be pious."

    Notes:

    Died:
    He never married.

    Wheeler (1924) gives his death date as 30 May 1775.


  7. 8.  Ede Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 09 Mar 1750/51 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jun 1755 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Paul Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 13 Jun 1771 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Wardsboro, Windham County. Vermont.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 23 Feb 1803; Mary Reed.


  2. 10.  Lucinda Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 23 Nov 1773 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Oct 1844 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 1793; Thomas Read, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Nurse) Read. He was born on 14 February 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas and Lucinda filed marriage intentions on 9 March 1793. He died on Sunday 4 October 1835 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Read (1794-1800) 2. Thomas Read (1798-1800) 3. Lucinda Read (1800-1837) 4. Abigail Wheeler Read (1804-____) 5. Thomas Lyman Read (1805-____) 6. Mary Jamima Read (1810-____) 7. Lorena Read (1811-____) 8. Lorenzo Read (1811-____)


  3. 11.  Abigail Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 18 Oct 1775 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Aug 1784 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  4. 12.  Silas Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was christened on 29 Mar 1778 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 May 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  5. 13.  Calvin Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was christened on 29 Mar 1778 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 May 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  6. 14.  Luther Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 23 Sep 1782 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Jul 1840 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 3 Apr 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Childs, the daughter of Abiather and Sarah (Ames) Childs. She was born on 12 August 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 31 October 1826 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Melissa Ames Wheeler (1825-____)
    • Married: 29 Apr 1827, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Hooper. Issue: 1. Ruth Cordelia Wheeler (1828-____) 2. Lucinda Read Wheeler (1830-1870) 3. Maria Wheeler (1834-____)


  7. 15.  Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P. Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 21 Oct 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Nov 1867 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: say 1830; He was a Justice of the Peace. He may have gained the title "Captain" in the state militia.

    Rowland married Lydia Gates on 10 Apr 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Joseph Gates and Sarah Galera Roper) was born on 6 Dec 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Feb 1861 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Hiram M. Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1811 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Mar 1812 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. 18. Sarah Jemima Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1812 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jun 1824 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    3. 19. Hiram Madison Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1814 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Dec 1852 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. 20. Abigail Blodgett Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1816 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1897 in Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    5. 21. Catharine Muzzy Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1818 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Aug 1872 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    6. 22. Elvira Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1820 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Nov 1901 in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    7. 23. Martha Richmond Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1825 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1900 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    8. 24. Paul Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1828 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Nov 1914 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  8. 16.  baby boy Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 2 Apr 1788 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Apr 1788 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Hiram M. Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Jan 1811 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Mar 1812 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  2. 18.  Sarah Jemima Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 6 Dec 1812 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jun 1824 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Roper (1982) gives her death date as 18 June 1824.

    Wheeler (1924) gives her death date as 24 June 1824.


  3. 19.  Hiram Madison Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 10 Nov 1814 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Dec 1852 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 31 Mar 1836, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Eliza B. Hawes, the daughter of Roswell and Nancy (Rice) Hawes. She was born in July 1817 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her name does not appear in the published vital records of Petersham. She died on Tuesday 2 January 1849 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    • Married: say 1850; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary was Paul's older brother and Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)


  4. 20.  Abigail Blodgett Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 30 Aug 1816 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1897 in Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 6 Dec 1836, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William S. Rollins. He was born in 1813 in Strafford, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. William and Abigail filed marriage intentions on 5 November 1836 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 12 May 1855 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Jane Rollins (1838-____) 2. Charles H. Rollins (1841-____) 3. Mary Ann Rollins (1844-1873)
    • Married: 27 Apr 1857; Frederick Leeds, the son of Samuel and Martha (Faxon) Leeds. He was born on 27 February 1807 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On 4 September 1834 Frederick, at age 27, married first Elizabeth C. Johnson, at age 21, daughter of Isaac Johnson and Nancy Gibbs. He was a currier in 1880 in Melrose, Massachusetts.


  5. 21.  Catharine Muzzy WheelerCatharine Muzzy Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Jun 1818 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Aug 1872 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 32
    • Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 37
    • Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 42
    • Census: 1870, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 51

    Catharine married Alpheus Harding on 9 Mar 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Alpheus (son of Captain Oliver Harding and Elizabeth Browning) was born on 3 May 1809 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 24 Jun 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1898 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. George Harding  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1910 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Apr 1910 in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    2. 26. Harriet "Hattie" Harding  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jun 1841 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jan 1921 in Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    3. 27. Jennie "Jane" Harding  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1848 in Massachusetts; died on 5 May 1872 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    4. 28. Oliver Harding  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1845 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Oct 1845 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

  6. 22.  Elvira Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 25 Feb 1820 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Nov 1901 in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 4 Apr 1844, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Reed Howe, the son of Jonathan and Susanna (Parmenter) Howe. He was born on 14 May 1814 and was christened on 7 November 1817 both in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Adnah Thomas Howe (1849-____) 2. Josephine Elvira Howe (1851-1883) 3. William Eugene Howe (1856-1856) 4. Minerva Gates Howe (1862-1901)


  7. 23.  Martha Richmond Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Jul 1825 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1900 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1852, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut; Joseph Miles. He was born on 25 January 1822. Issue: 1. Lydia Gates Miles (1853-____) 2. Jennie Etta Miles (1855-____) 3. Mary Lizzie Miles (1862-____) 4. Sarah Frances Miles (1864-____) 5. George Hiram Miles (1866-____) 6. Mattie Josephine Miles (1867-1869)


  8. 24.  Paul Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (15.Rowland3, 6.Abraham2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 13 Jul 1828 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Nov 1914 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Abt Aug 1859, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary, married first Hiram Madison Wheeler, son of Capt. Rowland Wheeler and Lydia Gates. Mary was Paul's older brother, Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)
    • Occupation: 1860; He owned a mill on the site of the first grist mill of Rutland which was burnt by the Indians. He also manufactured hickory and oak farm tools handles.
    • Married: 28 Apr 1887, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Helen E. Dean, the daughter of Erastus and Amelia (Gates) Dean. They were married by the Rev. George S. Dodge. She died on Tuesday 20 October 1908 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.