Birth: 19 Nov 1768, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
Death: 15 Jun 1846, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
Burial: Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, NY
Spouse: Abigail (--?--)
Marriage: about 1793, prob. Danby, Rutland Co, VT
Spouse: Henry Glen Fitzgerald
Marriage: 24 Dec 1966, Greenwich, NY
Partner: Deborah Paine
Spouse: Pauline Holleran
Marriage: DATE UNKNOWN
Birth: 17 May 1829, Calais, Washington Co, VT
Death: 1917
Burial: Jones Cemetery, Vale Perkins, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada
Father: Perez Wheelock
Mother: Elizabeth P. Cole
Spouse: Esther Ann Guernsey
Marriage: 28 Jun 1849, Montpelier, Washington Co, VT
Spouse: Harriet Gardner
Notes:
In 1860 he was living in Calais, age 31, house joiner by trade, with his wife Esther A., age 24, and daughter Martha I, age 8. [Src: 1860 U.S. census, Calais, Washington Co, VT.]
He was enrolled in Company H, 13th Vermont regiment, but he never showed up for duty, and was dropped from the rolls in Dec 1862. [Src: Carlos Wheelock (Co. H, Vermont 13th Regiment), Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866, Record Group 94, NARA microfilm publication M557 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 14; database with images, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/312742746 : acessed 12 Sep 2020).]
He went to Canada during the Civil War, leaving his family behind in Calais. His wife divorced him in 1865, and later married George H. Bennet. [Src: Marcus Warren Waite, The Wheelock Family of Calais (North Montpelier, Vermont: Driftwind Press), p. 119; also Argus and Patriot (Montpelier, Vermont), 17 Aug 1865, p. 2, col 7, notice of divorce; online at Newspapers.com, accessed 14 Sep 2020.]
Carlos is found in the 1881 Canada Census, in the town of Potton, Quebec, not far from the Vermont border. He was a mechanic, age 54, born U.S., living with Harriet G. Wheelock, age 33, Gertrude L. Wheelock, age 10, and George B. Wheelock, age 7. [Src: 1881 Canada Census, Province of Quebec, District 60 (Brome), Sub-District C Division 2 (Potton), Family Number 131, Page 26, Line 5, household of Carlos Wheelock; "Canada Census," online at FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62HQ-DWH : accessed 14 Sep 2020), Carlos Wheelock, not indexed.]
In 1891 he was again living in Potton, age 61, farmer, Methodist, born in the U.S., with Harriet E. Wheelock, age 40, George Wheelock, age 17, and Ralph C. Wheelock, age 6, all born in Quebec. [Src: 1891 Canada Census, Province of Quebec, District 143 (Brome), Sub-District E Division 11 (Potton), Family Number 38, Page 7, Line 19, household of Carlos Wheelock; "1891 Census," database with images Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 14 Sep 2020), indexed under Carles Wheelock.]
In 1901 he was living in Potton in the household of his son, George Wheelock. The 1901 Canada census lists the birth dates of all individuals. Carlos, for some reason, probably an error, is listed as George Wheelock, born in the U.S. on 17 May 1829, carpenter by trade, Methodist by religion. His wife, Harriet, was born 12 Feb 1850 in Quebec. Their son, Ralph C., was born 18 Jan 1884, in Quebec. George Wheelock, head of household, was born 28 Feb 1873 in Quebec, Methodist, farmer. His wife, Silome, was born 3 Oct 1881 in Quebec, Roman Catholic. [Src: 1901 Canada Census, Province of Quebec, District 44 (Brome), Sub-District H Division 4 (Potton), Family Number 93, Page 10, Line 41, George (sic) Wheelock in the household of George Wheelock; "Census of Canada, 1901," database with images Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 14 Sep 2020), indexed under George Wheelock.]
He was still in Potton in 1911, listed in the census as "Don Wheelock," born May 1828 (sic), living with his wife, Harriet, and his son, Ralph C. His year of immigration is listed as 1861. [Src: 1911 Canada Census, Province of Quebec, District 149 (Brome), Sub-District 4 Division 3 (Potton), Family Number 54, Page 10, Line 6, household of Don Wheelock; "Census of Canada, 1911," database with images Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 14 Sep 2020), indexed under Don Wheelock.]
According to funeral records, he was buried on 9 Dec 1917. [Src: Funeral Records of FH Perkins, JP, Mansonville, Quebec, Entry #323.] He is buried with his wife in Jones Cemetery, Vale Perkins, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada (not far from Potton).
Research Notes:
The key evidence tying the Carlos in Canada to the son of Perez and Elizabeth is (1) his name, which is unusual within the Wheelock families of America, (2) his disappearance from Vermont, and subsequent appearance in Canada in a timeframe consistent with his Civil War records, and the divorce of his first wife, (3) the date of birth given in the 1901 census, which matches exactly with the date given in the Vermont vital records, and (4) the alignment with the family story as told in "The Wheelock Family of Calais".
There are some inconsistencies, however. He appears under at least three different names in the Canadian census records: Carlos, George, and Don. His headstone has D. C. Wheelock on it, initials presumably for Don Carlos. He probably went by that name. The name George is probably a mistake, confused with his son, who was the head of the household where Carlos lived in 1901.
His headstone has his birthdate of 1845 carved on it. This is about 16 years off from his actual birth date of 1829. His wife's headstone is nearby, clearly identifying her as Harriet Gardner, wife of D. C. Wheelock. His son, Ralph C. Wheelock is buried in the same cemetery, so it is unlikely this is not the Carlos Wheelock in the census records. The census records all have reasonable ages for Carlos; so in all likelihood, the 1845 date is an error.
HOME INDEXFather: Henry Howell Wheelock
Mother: Mary Bascom
Spouse: Jane Hawbecker
Marriage: DATE UNKNOWN
Notes:
Children of Horace Wheelock and Jane Hawbecker from
"New England Ancestry of the Wheelock Family of Pompey, New York", compiled by Marcus Warren Waite, 1942, 20 pages, Onondaga Public Library.
HOME INDEXBirth: 25 Nov 1748, Leominster, Worcester, MA
Baptism: 17 May 1749, Leominster, Worcester, MA
Death: 13 Jun 1803
Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co, MA
Father: Jonathan Wheelock
Mother: Elizabeth Russell
Spouse: Ephraim Carter
Marriage: 2 Apr 1770, Leominster, Worcester, MA
Notes:
Weis shows two daughters named Joanna in the family of Jonathan Wheelock and Elizabeth Russell. The first born 16 Nov 1740 in Lancaster (Leominster VRs), died young (no death record found). The second born 25 Nov 1748, in Leominster; baptized 17 May 1749, Leominster, married Ephraim Carter. No source was cited for the birth or baptism of the second Joanna, nor have any confirming vital records been found, but the 1748 date agrees with the age on her headstone. (Src: "Early Families of Lancaster Massachusetts, 1643-1700, Vol I-IV", by Rev. Frederick Lewis Weiss, 1941, unpublished manuscript in the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, MA.) Carlyle Capron Wheelock also shows two daughters named Joanna in this family.
The DAR gives her birth date as 1749, closer to the date given by Weis. (Src: "Daughters of the American Revolution", Volume 104, pg 154 by Mrs. Genevieve Carter Reybold, descendant of Joanna Wheelock, record 103508.)
HOME INDEXBirth: about 1913
Father: Oscar Wheelock
Mother: Loula E. (--?--)
Birth: 17 Jul 1815, Sherborn, MA
Death: 1 Apr 1879, Natick, MA
Spouse: Hannah Horton
Marriage: 10 Jan 1836
Notes:
Hannah Horton's family was from Natick and Sherborn, MA. Lysander and Hannah resided at Greenwhich, NY. (Source: "A Genealogical History of The Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice", by Andrew Henshaw Ward, Boston, 1858)
Lysander's 1879 Natick death record (311:131) indicates that he was the son of Reuben Lamb and Patience Holland Albertson. Several children of Reuben and Patience were baptised in Holliston on 30 Nov 1819, including Ezekiel Lysander Bascom Lamb (Holliston VRs). "Massachusetts Name Changes 1780 - 1982" indicates that Ezekiel Lysander Bascom Lamb of Framingham (next to Natick) changed his name to Lysander Wheelock on 29 Mar 1834. His connection to the Wheelock family, and the reasons for changing his name are not given.
HOME INDEXFather: Richard Walter Wheelock
Mother: Lorraine West