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Note: Unknown grave : 47290189 Capt. Eleazer Wheelock, ninth and last child of the immigrants Rev. Ralph Wheelock & Rebecca Clark(e), was b. at Dedham, Mass. on May 3, 1654. He d. at Medfield, Mass. on Mar. 24, 1730/1, Æ 77.Eleazer m. 1) on Apr. 17, 1678 at Rehoboth, Mass., Elizabeth Fuller, dau. of Robert Fuller & Sarah Bowen, b. circa 1652 prob. at Rehoboth, and d. at Mendon, Mass. on Jan. 11, 1688/9. But see Elizabeth's separate memorial. By this marriage were b. three children.Eleazer m. 2) circa 1690 at an unknown place, Mary, believed to have been Mary Chenery, dau. of Isaac "Chenery" & Elizabeth "Gamline", b. at Medfield, Mass. on Nov. 21, 1662. By this marriage were b. four children. Mary d. at Medfield, Mass. on Oct. 23, 1732. In the early Medfield, Mass. vital records the surname "Chenery" has more than eight spellings, apparently eventually settling on Cheney by the mid-1700s.The Eleazer Wheelock family alternated between living at Medfield in Norfolk County, Mass. and Mendon in Worcester County, Mass. The children of Capt. Eleazer Wheelock and first wife Elizabeth Fuller are:• i. Elizabeth Wheelock, b. on Jan. 2, 1678/79 at Medfield, Mass., d. at Windham, Conn. on Jan. 20, 1703/4, Æ 26; m. on Jan. 15, 1699/700 at Medfield, Mass., Lieut. Elisha Smith, s. of Seth Smith & Mary Thurston, b. at Medfield on Jan. 26, 1679/80 and d. intestate at Windham, Conn. on May 1, 1714, Æ 35.• ii. Dea. Ralph Wheelock, b. Feb. 12, 1682/3 at Mendon, Mass., d. Oct. 15, 1748 at Hebron, Mass., Æ 66; m. 1) on Jan. 8, 1707/8 at Windham, Conn., Ruth Huntington, dau. of Dea. Christopher Huntington & Sarah Adgate, b. at Norwich, Conn. on Nov. 28, 1682 and d. at Windham, Conn. on Aug. 31, 1725, Æ 43. Ralph m. 2) on Sept. 30, 1726 at Windham, Conn., Mercy Standish, dau. of Lieut. Josiah Standish & 2nd wife Sarah Allen, b. circa 1685 and d. at Windham, Conn. on Nov. 4, 1748.• iii. Mary Wheelock, b. Aug. 16, 1686 at Mendon, Mass.; m. 1) on Oct. 14, 1703 to David Clark at Medfield, Mass., by whom she had a daughter Elizabeth b. at Medfield on Oct. 27, 1704. She m. 2) at Medfield on May 4, 1705, Daniel Lawrence, by whom she had three children, all three children being mentioned in her father's will as his grandchildren. Where the Daniel Lawrence family resided is unknown.The children of Capt. Eleazer Wheelock and 2nd wife Mary are: [to be added later]Family links: Parents:Ralph Wheelock (1600 - 1684) 48822670Rebecca Clarke Wheelock (1610 - 1681) 11927179Spouse:Elizabeth Fuller Sabin Wheelock (1652 - 1689) 47291449Children:Elizabeth Wheelock Smith (1679 - 1704) 47275645Ralph Wheelock (1683 - 1748) 45179081
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