Abigail Wilder Fairbanks

Baptism: 7 May 1809, Machias, Washington Co, ME

• "Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897", Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Boston, The American Printing & Engraving Company, 1897. Record kindly supplied by Joe Fairbanks, May 2002.

Death: 21 Jul 1847, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA

• Worcester Vital Records to 1850

Burial: Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA

• FindAGrave Memorial, Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA; documented at www.FindAGrave.com, memorial number 112233243, created 13 June 2013.

Father: Levi Fairbanks
Mother: Polly Crawford

Spouse: Clarendon Wheelock
Marriage: 22 Sep 1828, Northborough, Worcester, MA

• Northborough Vital Records

1. Rinaldo Rinaldino Wheelock, born 22 Nov 1829, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA
2. Helen Olivia Wheelock, born 17 Nov 1833, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA

Notes:

According to Ward, "History of the Town of Shrewsbury", Abigail was from Northboro.

Donna Powers

Spouse: David Roy Wheelock
Marriage:

• Records of Linda (Wheelock) Gruno, daughter of Robert Franklin Wheelock, and Ruth (Totten) Wheelock, May 2008.

1. Katie Leigh Wheelock

Edward Steele

Birth: 1799

• Headstone record, Oakwood Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 11715606, created 9 Sep 2005.

Death: 27 Dec 1836

• Headstone record, Oakwood Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 11715606, created 9 Sep 2005.

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland Co, MI

• Headstone record, Oakwood Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 11715606, created 9 Sep 2005.

Spouse: Louisa Murray
Marriage:

• Headstone record, Oakwood Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 11715608, created 9 Sep 2005.

Minnie A. G. Ward

Spouse: William A. B. Wheelock
Marriage: 1866

• "A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America", by William E. Chute, Salem, MA, 1894, online at books.google.com, Nov 2010.

Emma J. Wheelock

Birth: about 1851

• 1860 U.S. census, Eaton, Eaton County, Michigan, household of Alfred and Ann M. Parker.

Father: Sylvester Wheelock
Mother: Irene Weatherwax

George Alexander Wheelock

Birth: 21 Jan 1816, Keene, Cheshire, NH

• "Vital Statistics of the Town of Keene, New Hampshire", by Frank H. Whitcomb, City Clerk, Sentinel Printing Company, Keene, NH, 1905.

Death: 17 Jun 1906, Keene, Cheshire Co, NH

• Lichens of the Mount Monadnock Region, N. H., Reginald Heber Howe, Jr., The Bryologist, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Mar., 1908), pp. 35-38.
• Records of Jayne M. Washer, Wheelock School, Keene, NH, Jan 1999.

Father: Lynds Wheelock
Mother: Sarah Conant

Notes:

George A. Wheelock was a prominent citizen of Keene, NH. He was the first commisioner of parks in that town. Wheelock Park and Wheelock School, both of Keene, were named after him.¹ He is probably buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Keene, NH.

Sources:

1. Helene Bickford, Principal, Wheelock School, 24 Adams Street, Keene, NH, Dec 1999.

Luther Wheelock

Birth: 4 May 1777, Lancaster, Worcester, MA

• Lancaster Vital Records.

Death: 9 Sep 1777, Lancaster, Worcester, MA

• Lancaster Vital Records.

Father: Jonathan Wheelock
Mother: Thankful Haskell

Maybelle Harris Wheelock

Birth: 13 Jan 1889, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• Private Records of Dianne Eaton, descendant of Daniel Wheelock and Rosalinda Hobbs, Jan 1999.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227343485/mabel-tower: accessed 24 August 2022), gravestone photo for Mabel Wheelock Tower (13 Jan 1889–10 Mar 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227343485, Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk Co, MA, maintained by Michelle Starr (contributor 50828598).

Death: 10 Mar 1986, Holbrook, Norfolk Co, MA

• Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Massachusetts), 13 Mar 1986, p. 24, col. 2; GenealogyBank.com, 24 Aug 2022.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227343485/mabel-tower: accessed 24 August 2022), gravestone photo for Mabel Wheelock Tower (13 Jan 1889–10 Mar 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227343485, Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk Co, MA, maintained by Michelle Starr (contributor 50828598).

Burial: Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227343485/mabel-tower: accessed 24 August 2022), gravestone photo for Mabel Wheelock Tower (13 Jan 1889–10 Mar 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227343485, Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk Co, MA, maintained by Michelle Starr (contributor 50828598).

Father: Henry Lorenzo Wheelock
Mother: May Harris

Spouse: Arthur Mendell Tower
Marriage: 28 May 1910, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1911-1915," online database, (AmericanAncestors.org : accessed Nov 2019), vol. 596, p. 285, Charlton marriage record; from Massachusetts Archives, Boston.

1. Hazel Louise Tower, born 19 May 1911, Spencer, Worcester Co, MA
2. Ruth Caroline Tower, born 31 Aug 1913, North Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA
3. Marion Jesse Tower, born 19 Feb 1916, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA
4. Clare R. Tower, born 21 Jan 1920, Randolph, Norfolk Co, MA
5. Ralph Arthur Tower, born 26 Dec 1924, Randolph, Norfolk Co, MA
6. Evelyn Irene Tower, born 18 Jan 1926, MA
7. Dorothy Tower, born about 1929, Randolph, Norfolk Co, MA
8. Phyllis Rae Tower, born 31 Oct 1930
9. John Tower, born 23 Dec 1932, Braintree, Norfolk Co, MA

Notes:

Maybelle's obit published in the 13 Mar 1986 edition of The Patriot Ledger said she was survived by 5 daughters: Hazel Frazier and Evelyn Walsh, both of Holbrook, Ruth Mahanna of Bayonet Point, FL, Marion Robbins of Weymouth, and Phyllis Tempesta of Braintree; two sons, Robert Tower of Brockton and John Tower of Moore, SC. She was also the mother of the late Dorothy Larmey.

Research Notes:

In 1920 she was in Randolph, 31, with Arthur M. Tower, 32, with daughters Hazel L., 8, Ruth C, 6, and Marian J, 3, all born in Massachusetts.

In 1930 she was in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, age 41, with Joseph [sic] M. Tower, 43, Doris M., 11, James M, 8, Rosmond R, 6, and Joseph M., Jr., 5, all surname Tower, all born in Massachusetts. This is probably a different family.

In 1940 Mabel W. Tower was living in Braintree, 51, with Arthur M. Tower, 52, Hazel L. Tower, 28, Ralph Tower, 15, Evelyn Tower, 13, Dorothy Tower, 11, Phyllis Tower, 9, and John Tower, 7, all born in Massachusetts.