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Sources so far:
Census, Federal & MA State
Tombstones
Cemetery Records
Obituaries / Death Notices
Book: Records of Littleton, MA, pub 1900
Book: Boxborough: New England Town & Its People, pub 1891
Book: Vital Records of Boxborough, MA
Book: Vital Records of Acton, MA
Book: Birth, Marriage & Death Reg, pub 1890 Lancaster, MA
Massachusetts Birth Records
Massachusetts Marriage Records
Massachusetts Death Records
DAR
www.ancestry.com
www.geneologybank.com
www.findagrave.com

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Susannah was the daughter of:
Calvin Blanchard Sr. of the Revolutionary War &
Abigail (Reed/Read) Blanchard
both parents buried: Old Burying Ground, Littleton, Middlesex Co, MA

Susannah would have been named after her maternal Grandmother Susannah (Dutton) Reed.

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Susannah was baptized 2 Nov 1800 with her brothers and sisters:
1. Abigail (Blanchard) Hartwell 1778 -
bu: Center Cem, Shirley, MA
2. Calvin Blanchard Jr. 1780 - 1850
bu: Westlawn Cem, Littleton, MA
3. Luther Blanchard 1780/2 - 1861
4. Simon Blanchard 1782/4-1867
bu: Mt. Hope Cem, W. Acton, Middlesex Co, MA
5. Jemima Blanchard 1787 - 1787 ae 4 wks
6. Joseph Blanchard 1788/9 - 1835
bu: North Cem, Boxboro, Middlesex Co, MA
7. Lucy (Blanchard) Day 1791 -
bu: Center Cem, Shirley, MA
8. John Blanchard 1794 - 1889
bu: Mt. Hope Cem, W. Acton, MA
9. Susannah (Blanchard) Wheeler Brooks 1796 - 1863

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Susannah married twice:

#1 spouse: Abner Wheeler Sr.
bp. 15 Feb 1795 Acton, Middlesex Co, MA
son of Joseph & Judith (Barker) Wheeler
d. 21 Apr 1834 Boxboro, MA ae 39
I cannot find where Abner Sr. is buried.
marriage intention: 27 Dec 1819 Littleton, MA
marriage: 13 Jan 1820 Littleton, MA
(Susannah ae 23 and Abner ae 24 when they married)
(Susannah & Abner were married for 14 yrs before he died)

#2 spouse: Paletiah Brooks
b. 1 Sep 1782 Acton, MA
son of Daniel & Sarah Brooks
d. 3 Feb 1859 Acton, MA ae 76 a farmer - died of apoplexy
I cannot find where Paletiah is buried.
marriage intention: 21 Mar 1841 Acton, MA
marriage: 8 Apr 1841 Boxboro, MA
(Susannah ae 44 and Paletiah ae 58 when they married)
(Susannah & Paletiah were married for 17 yrs before he died)

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Susannah & Abner Wheeler had 8 children:

1.
Abigail R. Wheeler (middle name could be Reed/Read)
b. 11 Nov 1820 Littleton, MA
d. 22 Nov 1820 MA ae 11 days
bu: Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton, Middlesex Co, MA
Baby Abigail has a grave stone.
Cemetery database has her middle initial incorrecly as 'P'.

2.
Abner H. Wheeler (middle name could be Hosmer)
b. Jul 1822 Littleton, MA
d. 22 Nov 1824 ae 2 yrs + 4 mos
bu: Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton, Middlesex Co, MA
Baby Abner is listed with his sister Abigail in the 1900 book: Records of Littleton, MA, as being in Westlawn. (a Find A Grave volunteer has gone out to the cemetery looking for a stone but there is not one there for him)

3.
Calvin Reed Wheeler
b. 27 Jul 1824 Boxboro, MA
d. 20 Dec 1895 Maywood, Cook Co, IL ae 71
m: 26 Oct 1847 Farmington, Franklin Co, ME
m. Lydia Day (Norton) Wheeler 1826 ME - 1893 IL ae 67
Grt Granddau: Alice (Wheeler) Somers Ray 1894 IL - 1964
Grt Grt Granddau: Alice May Somers (unm) 1928 IL - 1951
Grt Grt Granddau: Nancy C. (Somers) Ward 1925 IL - 2010
buried: Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook Co, IL - all 5

Calvin Blanchard's name has come down through 5 generations in our family line:
1. Calvin Blanchard Sr.
2. Calvin Reed Wheeler
3. Calvin Norton Wheeler
4. James Calvin Wheeler
5. Howard Calvin Wheeler
then the name Calvin ended

4.
Abner Wheeler Jr.
b. 21 Apr 1826 Boxboro, MA
d.
m. 1856
no children

5.
Susan Wheeler
b. 22 May 1828 Boxboro, MA

6.
Martha Ann Elizabeth (Wheeler) Holden
b. 26 Jun 1830 Boxboro, MA
d. 22 Jul 1913 Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co, IN ae 83
m. Charles Nathaniel Holden 1825 MA - 1915 ae 89
son: Herbert Holden 1862 NY - 1885
dau: Hortense Holden (unmarr) 1862 NY - 1957
dau: Blanche (Holden) Bacon 1866 NY - 1936
Blanche's husb: Charles S. Bacon 1860 - 1947
buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, IN - all 6

7.
John B. Wheeler (middle name could be Blanchard)
b. 31 Oct 1831 Boxboro, MA
d. 10 Jan 1853 Shirley, Middlesex Co, MA ae 21
I cannot find where John is buried.
John was single and a brick mason when he died of consumption.

8.
Lucy Ann Wheeler (possibly named after Susannah's sister)
b. 24 Aug 1834 Boxboro, MA
I cannot find any records for Lucy after the 9 Jun 1860 Census taken in Shirley, MA.

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Susannah & Paletiah Brooks had 1 child together:

1.
Ellen Maria (Brooks) Hall
b. 1843 Acton, MA
d. 14 Dec 1901 Fitchburg, Worcester Co, MA ae 58
m. James Andrew Hall 1848 - 1912
son: Arthur Harry Hall 1872 - 1967
Arthur's wife: Daisy Martha Rosanna (Keyes) Hall 1877 - 1964
buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA - all 4

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Susannah (Blanchard) Wheeler Brooks was 66 when she died from apoplexy.

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DEATHS.
Aug 9, Mrs. Susannah W. Brooks, 66.

Boston Traveler Newspaper
Boston, Massachusetts
August 21, 1863
Source: http://www.genealogybank.com
[there were a few letters at the beginning of the line before the word Aug – but I could not figure them out – probably town she died in or an abbreviation of reason she died]

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