Zenas Bliss

Birth: 31 May 1809, Johnson, Lamoille Co, VT

• Aaron Tyler Bliss, John Home Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, 3 volumes, (Midland, Michigan: author, 1982), vol. 1, p. 243, 490; online at Archive.org, accessed 10 July 2022.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNJ-NXL : accessed 10 July 2022), Zenas Bliss birth; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27482.
• Marcus Warren Waite, The Wheelock Family of Calais, Vermont, (North Montpelier, Vermont : Driftwind Press, 1940), p. 98.

Death: 27 Jun 1842, Calais, Washington Co, VT

• "Died," THe Universalist Watchman (Montpelier, Vermont), 9 July 1842, p. 3, col. 5, "In Johnson on the 27th ult. Zenas Bliss, aged 33"; Newspapers.com, 10 July 2022.
• Aaron Tyler Bliss, John Home Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, 3 volumes, (Midland, Michigan: author, 1982), vol. 1, p. 243, 490; online at Archive.org, accessed 10 July 2022.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNJ-NF3 : accessed 10 July 2022), Zenas Bliss death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27482.
• Marcus Warren Waite, The Wheelock Family of Calais, Vermont, (North Montpelier, Vermont : Driftwind Press, 1940), p. 98.

Burial: Robinson Cemetery, Calais, Washington Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151131499/zenas-bliss : accessed 10 July 2022), gravestone photo for Zenas Bliss (d. 27 Jun 1842, age 33), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151131499, Robinson Cemetery, Calais, Washington Co, VT.

Father: Alpheus Bliss
Mother: Rachel Allen

Spouse: Roena Wheelock
Marriage: 7 Sep 1835, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNJ-NXB : accessed 10 July 2022), Zenas Bliss and Roena Wheeler (sic); citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27428.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89Z-W2T : accessed 10 July 2022), Zenas Bliss and Roena Wheeler (sic); citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27726.
• Marcus Warren Waite, The Wheelock Family of Calais, Vermont, (North Montpelier, Vermont : Driftwind Press, 1940), p. 98.

1. Leander Hutchins Bliss, born 8 Oct 1835, Calais, Washington Co, VT
2. Sabina Maria Bliss, born 14 Nov 1837, Calais, Washington Co, VT
3. Elmina Amanda Bliss, born 6 Sep 1840, Calais, Washington Co, VT
4. Zenas Harrison Bliss, born 12 Sep 1842, Johnson, Lamoille Co, VT

John Crafts

Birth: 10 Jul 1630, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA

• Roxbury Vital Records

Death: 3 Sep 1685, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," Roxbury, Births, Marriages, Deaths Publishments, 1630-1844, p. 189, image 84 of 243; Ancestry.com
• Suffolk County probate records, case 1438, inventory of John Crafts estate (1685); AmericanAncestors.org.
• James Monroe Crafts, The Crafts family : a genealogical and biographical history of the descendants of Griffin and Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass., 1630-1890 (Northhampton, Massachusetts, 1893), p. 29; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/craftsfamilygene01craf/page/n65/mode/2up : 3 January 2025).

Spouse: Rebecca Wheelock
Marriage: 7 Jun 1654, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA

• Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, 2 Volumes (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1926) vol. 2, p. 92; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofroroxb_0/page/92/mode/2up : 3 Jan 2025).

1. Thomas Crafts, born about 1656, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
2. John Crafts, born 6 Aug 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
3. Rebecca Crafts, born 28 Aug 1660, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
4. Mary Crafts, born 16 Oct 1662, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
5. Joseph Crafts, born 5 May 1666, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA

Spouse: Mary Hudson
Marriage: 30 Mar 1669, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA

• Roxbury Vital Records

1. Abigail Crafts, born 6 Mar 1670, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA
2. Mehitabel Crafts, born 31 Aug 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA
3. Ephraim Crafts, born 9 Aug 1677, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA
4. Lydia Crafts, born 8 Apr 1681, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA
5. Sarah Crafts, bapt. 27 Jul 1684, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA

Notes:

John Crafts was the son of Griffin and Alice Crafts of Roxbury, Massachusetts.¹

The Roxbury VRs cite a death date of 3 October 1685, with a church record giving a burial date of 3:7m:1685, or 3 September 1685 on the modern calendar (Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts, p. 496). Obviously, one of those records must e wrong. The transcribed Roxbury town vital records give a death date of 3 September 1685 ("Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," Roxbury, Births, Marriages, Deaths Publishments, 1630-1844, p. 189, image 84 of 243; Ancestry.com), as does a General Society of Colonial Wars membership application (“General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949, “ AmericanAncestors.org, John Crafts, Box 35, Gen. Member 5462). The inventory of probate for John Crafts estate, dated Oct 1685, states that he died 3 September 1685 (Suffolk County probate, case 1438).

See The Great Migration Begins for more info.²

Sources:

1. James Monroe Crafts, The Crafts family : a genealogical and biographical history of the descendants of Griffin and Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass., 1630-1890 (Northhampton, Massachusetts, 1893), p. 32; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/craftsfamilygene01craf/page/n71/mode/2up : 3 January 2025).
2. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 Vols (Boston: NEHGS, 1995), Vol 1, p. 491; AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/491/1415511531 : 3 January 2025).

Jonas Flint

Spouse: Lydia Davis
Intention: 18 Nov 1802, Concord, Middlesex Co, MA

• Concord, Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850 (Concord, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, date not given), p. 387.

1. Lydia Flint, born 21 Dec 1819, NH

Mattie Griffin

Spouse: Freeman Newcomb Wheelock
Marriage: 1886, Ipswich, Essex Co, MA

• Records of Deborah (Wheelock) Taylor, granddaughter of Franklin Major Wheelock, July 2001.

Travis Trotter

Spouse: Gini Christine Shew
Marriage: Aug 2004

• Records of Joyce (Wheelock) Shew.

Robert Upton

Birth: 16 Feb 1788, Salem, Essex Co, MA

• "The Upton Memorial: A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John Upton, of North Reading, Mass.", by John Adams Vinton, printed by E. Upton and Son, Bath, ME, 1874, pg 106; online at books.google.com, retrieved Jan 2018.

Father: Robert Upton
Mother: Anna Wheelock

Spouse: Lucy Doyle
Marriage:

• "The Upton Memorial: A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John Upton, of North Reading, Mass.", by John Adams Vinton, printed by E. Upton and Son, Bath, ME, 1874, pg 106; online at books.google.com, retrieved Jan 2018.

Abigail Wheelock

Birth: 7 Mar 1830, Conway, Franklin, MA

• Conway Vital Records

Father: Joseph Wheelock
Mother: Abigail C. Beal

Fred Raymond Wheelock

Birth: 18 Jul 1895, Seward, Seward Co, NE

• "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ : accessed 4 June 2022), Fred Raymond Wheelock.
• "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1002/ : accessed 4 June 2022), card for Fred Raymond Wheelock, serial number U145; Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration, Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147, National Archives and Records Administration.
• 1900 Federal Census, Willow Township, Cherokee Co, IA

Death: 20 Jun 1953, Cherokee, Cherokee Co, IA

• "Deaths, Fred R. Wheelock," Cherokee, Iowa, Daily Times (Cherokee, Iowa), 22 June 1953, p. 6, col. 4; online at NewspaperArchive.com, accessed 4 June 2022.

Burial: Silver Cemetery, Quimby, Cherokee Co, IA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169916938/fred-r-wheelock : accessed 04 June 2022), gravestone photo for Fred R. Wheelock (1895–1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169916938, Silver Cemetery, Quimby, Cherokee Co, IA, maintained by Moteland (contributor 48389237).

Father: Lewis Jackson Wheelock
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Westfall

Spouse: Maude L Sanger
Marriage: 23 Sep 1918, Woodbury, IA

• "Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934", online database at www.FamilySearch.org, Feb 2015.

Notes:

The World Ward I Draft Registration Cards state that Fred was born in Illinois, but most other records say Seward, Nebraska.

Ira Hatch Wheelock

Birth: 17 Sep 1820, Royalton, VT

• "History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin", published by Western Historical Company, 1881.

Father: Haskell Wheelock
Mother: Lydia Dunham

Spouse: Emeline Jackson
Marriage: 23 Dec 1849, Price Co, Wisconsin

• "History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin", published by Western Historical Company, 1881.
• "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-9KWX : accessed 17 October 2015), Ira H Wheelock and Emeline Jackson, 1849.

1. Emma Wheelock, born about 1851, WI
2. Marion Wheelock, born about 1856, WI
3. Harry Wheelock, born about 1860, WI
4. Hellen Wheelock, born about 1864

Notes:

This may be the "J H Wheelock" recorded in the "Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907", online at www.FamilySearch.org (Oct 2015) who died 23 Aug 1894 in Washington Co, WI.

Lydia Ann Myrick Wheelock

Birth: 19 Aug 1831, Worcester, Worcester, MA

• Worcester Vital Records

Death: 1910

• Headstone Record, Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co, MA; documented at www.FindAGrave.com, memorial number 78006075, created 9 Oct 2011 by Earl Munday.

Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, MA

• Headstone Record, Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co, MA; documented at www.FindAGrave.com, memorial number 78006075, created 9 Oct 2011 by Earl Munday.

Father: Jubal Wheelock
Mother: Lucy Cheney

Spouse: John Newton
Marriage: 13 Jan 1869, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA

• Massachusetts Archives, Worcester marriage record, vol 219, pg 315; online database at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, Oct 2005.