1741 - 1787 (45 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Simeon Wheelock |
Title |
Lieutenant |
Born |
18 Mar 1741 |
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts |
Gender |
Male |
Biographical Information |
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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Simeon Wheelock's House. Simeon Wheelock's house. H built it in 1768. It is seen here in a photo made in 1936 as part of a survey of historic buildings. |
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Simeon Wheelock's House. Photo of the dining room made in 1936. |
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Simeon Wheelock's House. Seen here in 2013. Simeon's house now serves as the home of the Deborah Wheelock chapter of the Daughter's of the American Revolution. The chapter was named after Simeon's wife Deborah (nee Thayer) Wheelock. |
Military Service |
Continental Army, American Revolution |
He served as First Lieutenant of minute men at the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Joseph Chapin's company. He later served as Lieutenant in other companies.
After the war he was killed when his horse slipped on ice while, while on duty protecting the Springfield Armory during Shays' Rebellion. |
Died |
26 Jan 1787 |
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |
Buried |
27 Jan 1787 |
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |
Siblings |
9 siblings |
1. Seth Wheelock, b. 21 Mar 1743, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
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6. Sergeant Calvin Wheelock, b. 5 May 1754, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 1807, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
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Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I8852 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
17 Jun 2017 |
Father |
Silas Wheelock, b. 11 Mar 1718, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. Bef 28 May 1793, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Hannah Albee, b. 11 Oct 1718, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 27 Dec 1803, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
20 May 1740 |
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts |
Family ID |
F2938 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Deborah Thayer, b. 12 Dec 1741, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 5 Nov 1815, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 73 years) |
Married |
28 Nov 1763 |
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts |
Children |
| 1. Eunice Wheelock, b. 13 Feb 1764, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 1822, Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont (Age 57 years) |
+ | 2. Royal A Wheelock, b. 16 Jul 1766, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 24 Nov 1856, Bloomfield, Richmond/Ontario, New York (Age 90 years) [Birth] |
+ | 3. Silas Wheelock, b. 26 Mar 1769, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 28 Aug 1817, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Hannah Wheelock, b. 16 Oct 1771, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 23 Sep 1856 (Age 84 years) |
| 5. Rachel Wheelock, b. 10 Jun 1774, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 6. Polley Wheelock, b. 11 Mar 1779, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 11 Nov 1849, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 70 years) |
| 7. Nancy Wheelock, b. 19 Nov 1781, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 8. Jeremiah Wheelock, b. 19 Sep 1784, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 10 Oct 1861, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F3149 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 18 Mar 1741 - Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Biographical Information - - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 28 Nov 1763 - Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Died - 26 Jan 1787 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |
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| Buried - 27 Jan 1787 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |
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