Sophia Brigham

Birth: 7 Jun 1806

• "History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusett", by Frederick Clifton Pierce, published by the author in 1879.

Spouse: Daniel B. Wheelock
Marriage: 19 Nov 1828, Grafton, Worcester, MA

• Grafton Vital Records

1. Sophronia Wheelock, born 20 Sep 1829
2. Lucian B. Wheelock, born 20 Aug 1831
3. Persis S. Wheelock, born 18 Jul 1833
4. Adaline A. Wheelock, born 11 Mar 1837
5. Mary B. Wheelock, born 13 Apr 1840
6. Francis F. Wheelock, born 23 Oct 1847

Agnes Duncan

Partner: Everett Samuel Wheelock

1. Emma Agnes Wheelock, born 28 Mar 1875
2. Moses Henry Wheelock, born 29 Mar 1877
3. Lois Wheelock, born 29 Jul 1879
4. Wallace Ober Wheelock, born 5 Jun 1882
5. Everett Cecil Wheelock, born 17 Nov 1885, Codington County, SD
6. Calvin Samuel Wheelock, born 16 Mar 1888

Notes:

Agnes Duncan was from NY.

George Griffith

Partner: Lenora Kellogg

Maude Laura Nichols

Birth: 1912, England

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180659947/maude-l-wheelock: accessed 14 October 2023), gravestone photo for Maude L Wheelock (1912–1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180659947, Forest City Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland Co, ME.
• 1940 U.S. census, Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, household of William and Maud Whelock.

Death: 28 May 1971, Portland, Cumberland Co, ME

• "Deaths, Funerals," Evening Express (Portland, Maine), 29 May 1971, p. 2, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 14 October 2023.
• "Maine Death Index, 1960-1996," ,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCVF-XFM : accessed 16 October 2023), Maude L Wheelock (1971); citing Death, Cumberland County, certificate 7103599, Maine State Archives, Augusta.

Burial: Forest City Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland Co, ME

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180659947/maude-l-wheelock: accessed 14 October 2023), gravestone photo for Maude L Wheelock (1912–1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180659947, Forest City Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland Co, ME.

Father: William Nichols
Mother: Laura Elisabeth M. Garner

Spouse: Roy Milford Bickford
Marriage: 15 Oct 1927, Mt Vernon, Kennebec Co, ME

• "Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6904/ : accessed 15 Oct 2023), Maude Nichols and Roy Bickford; citing Maine Marriages, 1892-1996, Maine State Archives.
• Records of Christine (Bickford) McLaughlin, daughter of Maude Laura (Nichols) Bickford, Nov 2001.

Divorce: 1934, ME

• "Divorces are Granted," Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine), 30 Oct 1934, p. 14, col. 4; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 October 2023.

1. Christine Bickford, born 9 May 1928, Mt Vernon, Kennebec Co, ME
2. Phyllis Bickford, born 6 Feb 1932

Spouse: William Wheelock
Marriage: 7 Aug 1935, ME

• "Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6904/ : accessed 17 Oct 2023), William Wheelock and Maud Bickford; citing Maine Marriages, 1892-1996, Maine State Archives.

Divorce: 1961, Portland, Cumberland Co, ME

• Divorces, Evening Express (Portland, Maine), 12 Jun 1961, p. 2, col. 8; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 October 2023.

1. Josephine Laura Wheelock, born 8 Jul 1936, Mount Vernon, Kennebec Co, ME
2. Roger William Wheelock, born 3 Sep 1939, Mt Vernon, Kennebec Co, ME
3. Patricia Ann Wheelock, born 1 Jan 1947

Notes:

Maude's parents, Laura Elisabeth M. Garner and William Nichols filed their intentions to marry in the Wisbech District of Cambridge, England.¹ They were married 8 Nov 1897, at St. Peter, Wisbech.² At the time, Laura was 23, William 22.

William presumably died in England before Laura and her daughter Maude (who went by the name Laura at the time) went to Nova Scotia, then to Maine in 1919. The immigration records refer to Wisbech, Cambridge, as their home in England.³

In 1920, Laura M. Nichols, 9, and her mother, Laura E. Nichols, 42, housekeeper, were living in the household of James Wright, 63, in Belgarde, Kennebec Co, ME, all born in England.

In 1923, Maude's mother married Oral H. Dolloff, both residents of Mt. Vernon, Maine, at the time.⁴

Maude had two children with Roy M. Bickford, and three with Bill Wheelock.

Maude died in Portland in 1917, a few months before her mother died. The two are buried together in the Forest City Cemetery, South Portland.

Research Notes for Maude Laura Nichols:

In 1897, Laura Elisabeth M. Garner registered to marry in the Wisbech District, recorded in Vol 3 b., pg. 1381.⁵ In the same year, William Nicholls registered to marry in the Wisbech District, Cambridgeshire County, England, recorded in Vol 3 b., pg. 1381.⁶

The two were married 8 Nov 1897, St. Peter, Wisbech, Cambridge, England.⁷ At the time, Laura was 23, William 22.

In May 1919, Laura Nichols, age 8,student, Laura Nichols, age 42, housekeeper, and James Wright, 62, farmer, coming from Alma, Nova Scotia, arrived at the Vanceboro, Maine, border crossing, destined for Waterville, Maine.⁸

On 15 June 1919, Laura Nichols, age 42, housekeeper, from Wysbech, Cambridge, England, employee of James Wright of Waterville, ME, most recent address Alma, Pictoria, NS, crossed from Canada into Vanceboro, Maine. She was travelling with Laura Maude Nichols, her daughter, age 8, from Wysbech, Cambridge England.⁹

In 1920, Laura M. Nichols, 9, and Laura E. Nichols, 42, were living in the household of James Wright, 63, in Belgarde, Kennebec Co, ME, all born in England.

Per Maine marriage index, Laura E. Nichols, of Mt. Vernon, married Oral H. Dolloff, also of Mt. Vernon, 9 July 1923. An article in the 12 July 1923 edition of the Kennebec Journal states that Laura was born in England, and that her middle name was Elizabeth.⁴

Oral Dolloff died 25 Apr 1954 in Mt. Vernon. He was survived by his wife, Laura Dolloff, a son, Morris Dolloff of Mt. Vernon; a step-daughter, Mrs. Maud Wheelock of Portland, and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren.¹⁰

Mrs. Laura E. Dolloff died in Portland 4 Sep 1971 at the age of 91. Her surviving grandchildren were Mrs. Roland (Christine) McLaughlin, Mrs. Victor (Phyliss) Andrews, South Portland, Mrs. Everett (Josephine) Graver, Gorham, Mrs. John (Patricia) Yoke, Cape Elizabeth, and Roger W. Wheelock, South Portland.¹¹

Laura E. Dolloff is buried with her daughter, Maude L. Wheelock, in Forest City Cemetery, South Portland, Maine.¹²

Sources:

1. "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8913/images/ONS_M18974AZ-1129 : accessed 16 Oct 2023), Laura Elisabeth M. Garner, Vol 3 b, pg. 1381; and (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8913/images/ONS_M18974AZ-1247 : accessed 16 Oct 2023), William Nichols, Vol 3 b, pg. 1381.
2. "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFFV-JFH : accessed 16 October 2023), William Nicholes and Laura Elizabeth Maude Garner (1897); FHL 1546343, image 432 of 875.
3. "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1075/images/m1464_369-0489 : accessed 16 October 2023), Laura Nichols; Manifests of Passengers Arriving At St. Albans, Vt, District Through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004, Record Group Number: 85, Series Number: M1464, Roll Number: 369; also "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960," database with image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1075/images/m2071_7-1025 : 16 Oct 2023), Laura Nichols, next image is Laura Maude Nichols.
4. "Mt. Vernon, Dolloff-Nichols," Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine), 12 July 1923, p. 2, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 October 2023.
5. "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8913/images/ONS_M18974AZ-1129 : accessed 16 Oct 2023).
6. "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8913/images/ONS_M18974AZ-1247 : accessed 16 Oct 2023).
7. "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database with images,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFFV-JFH : accessed 16 October 2023), William Nicholes and Laura Elizabeth Maude Garner (1897); FHL 1546343, image 432 of 875.
8. "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1075/images/m1464_369-0489 : accessed 16 October 2023), Laura Nichols; Manifests of Passengers Arriving At St. Albans, Vt, District Through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004, Record Group Number: 85, Series Number: M1464, Roll Number: 369.
9. "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960," database with image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1075/images/m2071_7-1025 : 16 Oct 2023), Laura Nichols, next image is Laura Maude Nichols.
10. "Oral Dolloff," Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine), 26 Apr 1954, p. 5, col. 7; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 October 2023.
11. "Mrs. Laura E. Dolloff," Evening Express (Portland, Maine), 4 Sep 1971, p. 2, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 October 2023.
12. Find A Grave memorial 180659913.

Jacob STEWART

Birth: 22 Apr 1743, Lunenburg, MA

Death: 14 May 1813, Campbell, Steuben County, NY

Spouse: Elizabeth Pierce
Marriage: 18 Nov 1766, Finchburg, MA

• Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass. George T. Edson, Editor

1. Lucinda Stewart, born 22 Jan 1770, Fitchburg, Worcester, MA

Notes:

He settled, with his brothers, in Fitchburg, MA (detached from Lunenburg in 1764). He served in the French and Indian War in 1761 and the American Revolution 1775 in Col. Rubus Putnam's regiment. He was discharged in 1777. By 1790, they were living in Claremont, N.H. He moved to Campbell, NY and died there in 1813.

Lucinda Stone

Burial: North Cemetery, Union, CT

• New England Historical and Genealogical Society Cemetery Transcriptions, NEHGS Manuscript Collections, online at http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, Feb 2004. The names are David (sic) Wheelock and Lucinda Braekett Wheelock.

Spouse: Davis Wheelock
Marriage: 8 Dec 1833, Southbridge, Worcester, MA

• Southbridge Vital Records

Notes:

"Capain Ralph Wheelock of Sturbridge, His Ancestry and Some of His Descendants", by Henry J. Clarke, Esq, 1903, refers to Lucinda Stone as "the Widow Bracket of of Union whose maiden name was Lucinda Stone".

Arthur Washburn Wheelock

Birth: 5 Mar 1866, Janesville, Rock Co, WI

• "U.S, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", online database at www.Ancestry.com, retrieved Nov 2017.
• 1880 Federal Census, Janesville, Rock Co, WI

Death: 17 Jun 1947, Rockford, Winnebago Co, IL

• "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947", online at www.Ancestry.com, retrieved Nov 2017.

Father: Wadsworth Grant Wheelock
Mother: Martha A. Trott

Spouse: Carrie Wood
Marriage:

• "Mrs. Wheelock Dies Suddenly at Home Here," Morning Star (Rockdford, Illinois), 2 Oct 1936, p. 17, col. 4; online at GenealogyBank.com, 14 Feb 2021.

1. Margeurite Elizabeth Wheelock, born

Notes:

He was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, moved to Rockford, Illinois in 1887. He was a prominent businessman there, a chinaware merchant for thirty years, then operator of the Forest City Wholesale Grocery company. He was a directory of the Illinois National bank.¹

Sources:

1. "Mr. Arthur Washburn Wheelock, 81," Register Republic (Rockford, Illinois), 17 June 19947, p. 1, col. 2; online at GenealogyBank.com, 14 Feb 2021.

Harriet Wheelock

Birth: 12 Oct 1833, Swanzey, Cheshire Co, NH

• Records of Su Wetzel (swetzel@@erols.com), a descendant of Phinehas Wheelock and Prudence Dodge, May 1999.

Death: after 1892, Cheshire Co, NH

• Records of Su Wetzel (swetzel@@erols.com), a descendant of Phinehas Wheelock and Prudence Dodge, May 1999.

Father: William Elijah Wheelock
Mother: Harriet Porter

Spouse: Albert A. Fassett
Marriage: DATE UNKNOWN

• Records of Su Wetzel (swetzel@@erols.com), a descendant of Phinehas Wheelock and Prudence Dodge, May 1999.

Martha Melissa Ann Wheelock

Birth: 5 Oct 1837, OH

• "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.

Death: Jun 1843

• "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.

Father: Alden Wheelock
Mother: Elsie Morey