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John Ambrose Wheelock 1823–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1823

Birth Location: Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 1866

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Haskel Wheelock

Mother: Lydia Dunham

Spouse(s): Ellen Newman

Children(s): Josephine Wheelock, Mary Gillespie

In 1823, John Ambrose Wheelock entered the world in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America, born to Haskel Wheelock And Lydia Dunham. In 1850, John Ambrose Wheelock resided in Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA. John Ambrose Wheelock married Ellen Rose Newman, and had children including Josephine Elizabeth Wheelock, Mary Byrd Wheelock Gillespie. John Ambrose Wheelock passed away in 1866 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1823, John Ambrose Wheelock entered the world in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America, born to Haskel Wheelock And Lydia Dunham.
  • In 1850, John Ambrose Wheelock resided in Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Ambrose Wheelock married Ellen Rose Newman, and had children including Josephine Elizabeth Wheelock, Mary Byrd Wheelock Gillespie.
  • John Ambrose Wheelock passed away in 1866 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Children(s)

John Wheelock's Ancestors

Self
John Wheelock
1823–1866
Birth Place: Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Parents
Haskel Wheelock
1787–1870
Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Lydia Dunham
1789–1868
Vermont, United States of America
Grandparents
Jesse Dunham
1756–1845
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Lois Hatch
1757–1798
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Dunham
1719–1775
Lydia Perry
1725–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isreal Dunham
1689–1726
Joanna Rickard
1691–1767
William Perry
1694–1732
Lydia Barnaby
1702–

John Wheelock's Descendants

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John (Ambrose) Wheelock (11 May 1823–17 September 1866) m. Ellen (Rose) Newman (1842–13 August 1869)
  1. 1. Josephine (Elizabeth) Wheelock 1857–1954
  2. 2. Mary (Byrd Wheelock) Gillespie 1861–1930

John Wheelock's Timeline

3 Records

1823
11 May 1823
Birth of John Ambrose Wheelock in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 27
John Ambrose Wheelock resided here in Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
1866
17 September 1866
Age 43
Death of John Ambrose Wheelock in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1823
    Event Place: Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Covington, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: 897; Page: 310b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1866
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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