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flag male ancestor  Dexter  WHEELOCK

Born
8 October 1823 ,  Conway, Massachusetts, USA
Died
17 October 1900 ,  Wendell, Massachusetts, USA
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Dexter WHEELOCK was born 8 October 1823 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

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Dexter WHEELOCK died 17 October 1900 in Wendell, Massachusetts, USA.



married Olive Wheeler 10 September 1846 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

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1823 Birth
Name: Dexter Wheelock
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 08 Oct 1823
Birthplace: CONWAY,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name: Martin Wheelock
Mother's Name: Mehitabel
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50170-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0873740 IT 2

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Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1850 Northfield, Massachusetts
Name: Dexter Wheelock
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Birthplace: Massachusetts
House Number: 252
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Dexter Wheelock M 26 Massachusetts
Olive M Wheelock F 29 New Hampshire
Susan S Wheelock F 8 Vermont
M Elizabeth Wheelock F 2 Massachusetts
Bauselia N Wright M 21 Vermont
Household ID: 256 , Line Number: 34 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 317 , GS Film Number: 443536 , Digital Folder Number: 004199346 , Image Number: 00286
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1860 Erving, Massachusetts
Name: Dexter Wheelock
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Erving, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1823
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page: 164
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Dexter Wheelock M 37 Massachusetts
Olive Wheelock F 39 New Hampshire
M Elisabeth Wheelock F 12 Massachusetts
Ellen M Wheelock F 9 Massachusetts
Orahetta F Wheelock F 7 Massachusetts
Charles T Wheelock M 5 Massachusetts
William W Wheelock M 3 Massachusetts
Household ID: 1371 , GS Film Number: 803501 , Digital Folder Number: 004232230 , Image Number: 00254
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1870 Gardner, Massachusetts
Name: Dexter Wheelock
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822-1823
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page Number: 55
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Dexter Wheelock M 47 Massachusetts
Olive Wheelock F 48 Massachusetts
Etta Wheelock F 17 Massachusetts
Willis Wheelock M 14 Massachusetts
Henry Wheelock M 10 Massachusetts
Household ID: 495 , Line Number: 4 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000552152 , Digital Folder Number: 004271394 , Image Number: 00060
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Death
Name: Dexter Wheelock
Gender: Male
Burial Place: Northfield
Death Date: 17 Oct 1900
Death Place: Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1823
Birthplace: Conway, Mass.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Morton Wheelock
Father's Birthplace: Conway, Mass.
Mother's Name: Mehitable Wing
Mother's Birthplace: Conway, Mass.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00650-3 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 1887385 , Reference ID: bk 3 p 6

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