Emma Mildred Baker

Birth: 10 May 1848, Springfield, VT

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

Death: 15 Mar 1929, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA

• "New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969," database with images, New England Historical and Genealogical Society (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/516/new-hampshire-births-deaths-and-marriages-1654-1969 : accessed 19 Jan 2022), Emma Mildred Wheelockdeath (1929); citing New Hampshire, Division of Vital Records Administration, Concord, Merrimack Co, NH.

Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire Co, NH

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98265312/emma-mildred-wheelock : accessed 19 January 2022), gravestone photo for Emma M. Baker (1848–1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98265312, Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire Co, NH, maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

Spouse: George Delivan Wheelock
Marriage: 27 Dec 1871, Gilsum, NH

• "New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969," database with images, New England Historical and Genealogical Society (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/516/new-hampshire-births-deaths-and-marriages-1654-1969 : accessed 19 Jan 2022), George D. Wheelock - Emma M. F. Barker [sic]; citing New Hampshire, Division of Vital Records Administration, Concord, Merrimack Co, NH.

1. William Justus Wheelock, born 8 Feb 1873
2. Jessie Mildred Wheelock, born 12 Mar 1875
3. George Baker Wheelock, born 22 Apr 1878
4. Marry Ella Wheelock, born 14 Mar 1890

Notes:

Per death record she was the daughter of Justus Baker and Mary M. Bowker.

Charles Prentice Dewing

Birth: 2 Sep 1835, Medfield, Norfolk Co, MA

• "Descendants of Andrew Dewing of Dedham, MA, with Notes on Some English Families of the Name", by Benjamin F. Dewing, 1904.

Father: Joel Dewing
Mother: Mary Wheelock

Gary Thomas Reynolds

Father: Warren H. Reynolds
Mother: Dorothy Marie Wheelock

Spouse: Valeria Dorothy Olson
Marriage: 19 JUN

1. Crista Marie Reynolds, born 8 Jan 1974

George A. Schmitt

Birth: 1818, Bavaria, Germany

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/68148789/george-a.-schmitt : accessed 16 July 2021), gravestone photo for George A. Schmitt (1818–1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68148789, Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY.
• 1870 U.S. census, Hamburg, Erie County, New York, houshold of George A. and Laura Schmitt.

Death: 19 Apr 1883, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• Erie County probate, George A. Schmitt, case 19752, FHL 961,126, image 1225 of 1524.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/68148789/george-a.-schmitt : accessed 16 July 2021), gravestone photo for George A. Schmitt (1818–1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68148789, Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY.

Burial: Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/68148789/george-a.-schmitt : accessed 16 July 2021), gravestone photo for George A. Schmitt (1818–1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68148789, Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY.

Spouse: Sophronia Wheelock
Marriage: 25 Apr 1849, East Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• "Married," The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 1 May 1849, p. 2, col. 8; also The Buffalo Daily Republic (Buffalo, NY), 30 Apr 1849, p. 2, col. 6; both online at Newspapers.com, 30 Apr 2023, indexed under "George Smith".

1. George Eugene Smith, born about 1851, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
2. Lewis E. Smith, born Jan 1852
3. Hattie Schmitt, born 1860

Spouse: Laura Wheelock
Marriage: 26 Nov 1868

• "Death of Mrs. Schmitt," obit, The Sun and the Erie County Independent (Hamburg, New York), 29 Mar 1923, p. 4, col. 3; Newspapers.com, 28 Apr 2023.

1. Eliza L. Schmitt, born Dec 1872, NY

Notes:

His marriage notice to Sophrona Wheelock refers to him as "George Smith," but in most other records he uses surname Schmitt. However, his children mostly went by Smith.

He was a physician who lived in Hamburg, Erie County, New York.

In 1865 he was a boarder in Hamburg, 47, physician, living with Sophia Schmitt, 39, both currently in their first marriage. Sophia was his first wife, who, according to the 1865 NY census, had two children. Living in the same household were Eugene Schmitt, 14, Lewis Schmitt, 13, and Harriet Schmitt, 5, adopted (per gravestone), all born in Erie County.

In 1870 he was living in Hamburg, aged 52, with Laura Schmitt, age 39, and Hattie Schmitt, age 10. In 1875 he was 57, living with his wife, Laura, 44, his daughter Eliza, 2 1/2, and his daughter Hattie, 15. In 1880 he was 61, living in Hamburg with his wife, Laura, 48, his daughters Hattie, 20, and Eliza L., 7.

The petition for his estate was filed 30 Apr 1883, Erie County case 19752, letters testamentary 11:228, will 26:171 (not available online as of 30 May 2023). The petition for will, dated 28 Apr 1883, named the following heirs and next of kin: George E. Schmitt (probably the Eugene in the 1865 census), aged 32 years, residing at Denver, Colorado; Louis E. Schmitt, aged 30, residing in the Village of Hamburg, Erie Co, NY; and Eliza L. Schmitt, who resided with the petitioner (Laura Schmitt, widow) in the Village of Hamburg. Laura Schmitt, Amos Colvin, and HIlton Wheelock were appointed executors.¹

Sources:

1. Erie County probate, George A. Schmitt, FHL 961,126, image 1224 of 1524.

Rispah TYLER

Birth: 1766, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT

Death: 31 Mar 1842, Shipton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada

Burial: 31 Mar 1842, Shipton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada

Spouse: Elisha A. ANDREWS
Marriage: 2 Oct 1783, Claremont, NH

• Church Record Ezra S. Sterns The Lewis Publishing Company

1. Rispah Almira ANDREWS, born 1797, Waterloo, NH

Gershom Blashfield Wheelock

Birth: 22 Sep 1786, Sturbridge, Worcester, MA

• Sturbridge Vital Records to 1850

Death: 26 Sep 1871, Pompey, NY

• "Wheelock Genealogy", by Carlyle Capron Wheelock, of Woonsocket Rhode Island, and Winifred (Thomson) (Argersinger) Gonseth, of Clayton, New York, 1955; in Dartmouth University Special Collections.

Burial: Watervale Cemetery, Pompey, NY

• "Inscriptions from Cemeteries in Onondaga Co.", taken from notes by William Martin Beauchamp, Vol. 2. Rootsweb Cemeteries: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/CEMETERY/POMPEYHI.HTM

Father: Ralph Wheelock
Mother: Abigail Blashfield

Spouse: Electa Jones
Marriage: 9 Dec 1807

• "Wheelock Genealogy", by Carlyle Capron Wheelock, of Woonsocket Rhode Island, and Winifred (Thomson) (Argersinger) Gonseth, of Clayton, New York, 1955; in Dartmouth University Special Collections.

1. Luther James Wheelock, born 17 Aug 1808, Pompey, NY
2. Lydia J. Wheelock, born 12 Jun 1810, Pompey, NY
3. Leonard Joseph Wheelock, born 24 Nov 1812, Pompey, NY
4. Esther Wheelock, born 13 Sep 1813, Pompey, NY
5. Louisa J. Wheelock, born 18 Sep 1815, Pompey, NY
6. Thomas J. Wheelock, born 13 Feb 1822, Pompey, NY
7. Lucinda M. Wheelock, born 20 Jan 1825, Pompey, NY
8. Henry B. Wheelock, born 9 Sep 1827, Pompey, NY

Notes:

The Sturbridge Vital Records refer to him as "Gershom Wheelock", omitting the middle name "Blashfield". The same VRs make note that Gershom and Chester were born too close together. One or both of their birth records must be in error. Carlyle Capron Wheelock obtained some of the information about this family from Avery G. Wheelock, 10 Sep 1912.

Obadiah Wheelock

Birth: 21 Sep 1712, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA

• Mendon Vital Records

Death: about 1761, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co, MA

• Will of Obadiah Wheelock, Jr, filed 27 Apr 1761, Worcester County Probate Office, case 63774.

Father: Obadiah Wheelock
Mother: Elisabeth Darling

Spouse: Martha Sumner
Marriage: 26 Oct 1733, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA

• Mendon Vital Records

1. Zipporah Wheelock, born 12 May 1734, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
2. Martha Wheelock, born 17 Mar 1736, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
3. Obadiah Wheelock, born 7 Jul 1738, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
4. Joseph Wheelock, born 17 Jul 1740, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
5. Elias Wheelock, born 17 Apr 1743, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
6. Abigail Wheelock, born 24 Apr 1746, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
7. Jesse Wheelock, born 2 Oct 1748, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
8. Ammariah Wheelock, born 18 Sep 1752, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA

Notes:

Obadiah Wheelock and family moved from Mendon to Shrewsbury probably before 1757 when Zipporah was married there, and possibly before 1752, when his son Ammariah was baptised in neighboring Grafton.

Obadiah Wheelock died in 1761 in Shrewsbury. In his will, Worcester County Probate case 63774, filed 27 Apr 1761, he mentions his wife Martha, eldest son Obadiah, second son Joseph, both of age; third son Elias, fourth son Jesse, and fifth son Ammariah, none of whom are yet of age. He then mentions his eldest daughter Zipporah Wood, wife of Josiah Wood, second daughter Martha Wheelock, and third daughter Abigail who is not yet of age.

At the close of the French and Indian war, the British government embarked on a program to replace the French speaking, Roman Catholic influence in Nova Scotia (and the other Canadian territories) with Protestant and English speaking influence. To encourage this, the British governors of Nova Scotia offered grants of free land to settlers. In the 1760's, a wave of New Englanders (called "Planters") migrated to Nova Scotia.

Among these were three members of this family, Obadiah Jr., Joseph, and Elias. Two of these (Obadiah and Elias) married into the Rice family of Marlborough, Massachusetts, many of whom also removed to Nova Scotia.¹.

Sources:

1. George King, Rice Family Genealogist

Phyletus Wheelock

Birth: 14 Jun 1769, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA

• Uxbridge Vital Records to 1850

Death: 26 Feb 1841, Burrillville, RI

• "New England Historical and Genealogical Register", April, 1984, in an article entitled "Deaths in Rhode Island and Massachusetts", by Robert F. Kirkpatrick, from records originally transcribed by Francis Henry Inman.

Burial: Seth Wheelock Lot (Burrillville Historical Cemetery 106), Burrillville, Providence Co, RI

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154463609/phyletus-wheelock: accessed 06 September 2023), gravestone photo for Phyletus Wheelock (28 Feb 1841, in 73rd year), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154463609, Seth Wheelock Lot, Burrillville, Providence Co, RI, maintained by Roderick Beebe Sullivan (contributor 47425941).

Father: Paul Wheelock
Mother: Lydia Sayles

Spouse: Avis Handy
Intention: 10 Nov 1790, Uxbridge, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHS9-Y4S : accessed 26 March 2019), Wheelock-Handy marriage intention, Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; records held at Uxbridge town clerk's office; FHL microfilm 758,485.

Marriage: about 1790

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHS9-Y4S : accessed 26 March 2019), Wheelock-Handy marriage intention, Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; records held at Uxbridge town clerk's office; FHL microfilm 758,485.

1. Daniel Wheelock, born 1 Jul 1793
2. Ebenezer Handy Wheelock, born calculated 28 Oct 1796, RI
3. Jeminia Wheelock, born 1798
4. Paul Wheelock, born about 1803
5. Sophia Wheelock, born 31 Oct 1804, Coventry, Kent Co, RI
6. Godfrey Wheelock, born 31 Oct 1804, Coventry, RI
7. Lucy Wheelock, born calculated 3 May 1805
8. Lydia Sayles Wheelock, born 31 Mar 1812

Notes:

There is record of death of a "Philetus Wheelock, in Burrillville, 26 Feb 1841". This record appears in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register", April, 1984, in an article entitled "Deaths in Rhode Island and Massachusetts", by Robert F. Kirkpatrick, from records originally transcribed by Francis Henry Inman. This is probably the same Phyletus.

The children Jeminia, Lydia Sayles, and Paul are taken from "The Wheelock Family in America, 1637-1969", by Walter T. Wheelock, 1969.

Daniel is listed in the Rhode Island Vital records as a "relative" of Phyletus and Avis, though the exact relation is not stated. In the Rhode Island Death Records we find "Daniel Wheelock, died 8 Sep 1872, 79 years old; relation 1: Philetus Wheelock; relation 2: Avis Wheelock". (Rhode Island Death Records, electronic search, Ancestry.Com, June 2000).

Daniel is buried in the same cemetery as his daughter, Avis Handy Wheelock, his wife, Phebe, and some of his children. (Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project, http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery)