Lydia Gates
F, (6 December 1789 - 4 February 1861)
Father-Biological* | Joseph Gates1,2 b. 7 Sep 1759, d. 4 Sep 1830 |
Mother-Biological* | Sarah Galera Roper1,2 b. 4 Aug 1756, d. 22 Mar 1813 |
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Last Edited=14 Nov 2022
Lydia Gates was born on 6 December 1789 at Rutland, Massachusetts.3,4,2,5 She was the daughter of Joseph Gates and Sarah Galera Roper.1,2
Lydia Gates, age 20, married Captain Rowland Wheeler, age 24 , son of Abraham Wheeler and Jemima Walker, on 10 April 1810 at Rutland, Massachusetts.5,6,7,4,8,9,10,2 Lydia, age 60 years, and Rowland, age 64 years, appeared on the US Census of 1850 at Rutland, Massachusetts.11 Lydia, age 65 years, and Rowland, age 69 years , appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1855 at Rutland, Massachusetts.12 Lydia, age 70 years, and Rowland, age 74 years, appeared on the US Census of 1860 at Rutland, Massachusetts.13 Lydia Gates died on 4 February 1861 at Rutland, Massachusetts, at age 71 after 21 hours of paralysis.1,3,5 She was buried at Goose Hill Cemetery, Rutland, Massachusetts.3 Lydia, age 75 years, and Rowland, age 79 years , appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1865 at Rutland, Massachusetts.14
Lydia Gates, age 20, married Captain Rowland Wheeler, age 24 , son of Abraham Wheeler and Jemima Walker, on 10 April 1810 at Rutland, Massachusetts.5,6,7,4,8,9,10,2 Lydia, age 60 years, and Rowland, age 64 years, appeared on the US Census of 1850 at Rutland, Massachusetts.11 Lydia, age 65 years, and Rowland, age 69 years , appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1855 at Rutland, Massachusetts.12 Lydia, age 70 years, and Rowland, age 74 years, appeared on the US Census of 1860 at Rutland, Massachusetts.13 Lydia Gates died on 4 February 1861 at Rutland, Massachusetts, at age 71 after 21 hours of paralysis.1,3,5 She was buried at Goose Hill Cemetery, Rutland, Massachusetts.3 Lydia, age 75 years, and Rowland, age 79 years , appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1865 at Rutland, Massachusetts.14
Children of Lydia Gates and Captain Rowland Wheeler
- Hiram M. Wheeler5 (26 Jan 1811 - 27 Mar 1812)
- Sarah Jemima Wheeler5 (6 Dec 1812 - 14 Jun 1824)
- Hiram Madison Wheeler5 (10 Nov 1814 - 1 Dec 1852)
- Abigail Blodgett Wheeler15 (30 Aug 1816 - 2 Dec 1897)
- Catharine Muzzy Wheeler+ (26 Jun 1818 - 13 Aug 1872)
- Elvira Wheeler (25 Feb 1820 - 12 Nov 1901)
- Martha Richmond Wheeler5 (5 Jul 1825 - 7 Aug 1900)
- Paul Wheeler8 (13 Jul 1828 - 22 Nov 1914)
Citations
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- Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America. Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914.
- Murphy, Timothy Cornelius. History of Rutland in Massachusetts 1713-1928. Boston: Northeastern University, 1928.
- Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors. Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1927.
- Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005.
- Wheeler, Simon and Sarah Stevens. Wheeler Family History. Idaho Falls, Idaho: by the author, no date.
- Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
- New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
- Census Bureau. 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
- New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. 1865 Massachusetts,, U.S., State Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
- Faxon, George L. The History of the Faxon Family: Containing a Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Faxon of Braintree, Mass. Springfield, Massachusetts: Press of Springfield Print Company, 1880.