Lydia (Meriam) Smith (1747 - 1839)

Born 1 May 1747 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Phineas Wheeler — married before 1775 in Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1839 at age 91 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Lydia Wheeler was born at Concord, MA on May 1, 1747, daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Wheeler) Meriam. ^[1]

She married Phineas Wheeler about 1775. Phineas was born at Concord, MA on Apr. 3, 1745, son of Francis and Sarah (Blood) Wheeler. ^{[1] [2][3]}

He died died June 18, 1814. ^[1]

After Phineas death, Lydia married Benjamin Smith of Stow, intentions published Sept. 24, 1817. ^[4]

Lydia Smith died March 26, 1839. ^[1][3]

Children

1. Phineas born Feb. 9, 1775; married Sally Smith of Sudbury about June 1801. ^{[1] [5]}
2. Artemus born Feb. 26, 1781 ^[1]; died Jan. 11, 1745; married Betsey Downing at Boston on May 29, 1803 ^[3]: died at Sudbury on Jan. 11, 1845. ^[5]
3. Lydia born Mar. 11, 1783 ^[1]; died at Concord on March 24, 1861, unmarried. ^{[6] [7]}
4. Hannah/Anna born April 14, 1787; ^[1] married ___ Wheeler; died May 31, 1864 at Concord. ^{[8] [9]}
5. Timothy born Feb. 17, 1790; died at Watertown Jan. 16, 1853; married Sophia Jones of Lincoln on Dec. 26, 1816. ^{[1] [3] [10] [11]}

Source notes

Concord Births

Meriam, Lydia, d. Josiah and Lydia, May 1, 1747. p. 169

Wheeler, Phinehas, s. Fransis and Sarah, Apr. 3, 1745. (p. 164)

Wheeler, Phenihas, s. Phenihas and Lidia, Feb. 9, 1775. (p. 240)

Wheeler, Artimes, s. Phinehas and Lidia, Feb. 26, 1781. (p. 249)

Wheeler, Lidia, d. Phinehas and Lidia, Mar. 11, 1783. (p. 250)

Wheeler, Hannah, d. Phinehas and Lidia, Apr. 14, 1787. (p. 245)

Wheeler, Timothy, s. Phinehas and Lidia, Feb. 17, 1790. (p. 262)

Concord Marriages

Wheeler, Phineas Jr., and Sally Smith, of Sudbury, int. June 12, 1801. (p. 287)

Wheeler, Timothy, and Sophia Jones, of Lincoln, int. Oct. 24, 1816. (p. 389)

Concord Deaths

Wheeler, Phinehas, h. Lydia, June 18, 1814 [a. 69 y. CR] (p. 344)

Smith: Lydia, wid. [Benjamin], Mar. 26, 1839 [Æt. 92 y. GS], [formerly wife of Phineas Wheeler]. (p. 353)^[1]

Stow Marriages WHEELER, Lydia, wid., of Concord, and Benjamin Smith, int. Sept. 24, 1817. (p. 216 & 198)^[4]

Sudbury Marriages

Wheeler, Phinehas Jr. of Concord, and Sally Smith, July 12, 1801. (p. 282)

Sudbury Deaths

Wheeler, Artemas, m., b. Concord, s. Phinehas and Lydia, apoplexy, Jan. 11, 1845, a. 64 y. 11 m. 15 d. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 George Tolman T.Todd, printer, Printed by the Town 1895
2. ↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles H. Pope, Boston, MA, 1906
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, by Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy, Boston, MA, 1914
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1911
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Vital Records of Sudbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Nehgs, Boston, MA, 1903
6. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-694S-2J4?mode=g&i=123&wc=MJC5-JWL%3A1043008501%3Fcc%3D1463156&cc=1463156
7. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4CQ-6R7), Phineas Wheeler in entry for Lydia Wheeler, 24 Mar 1861; citing Concord, Massachusetts, p 96, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,179
8. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6M8S-X18?mode=g&i=501&wc=MJC5-N38%3A1043007201%3Fcc%3D1463156&cc=1463156
9. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JD-W9Y ), Lydia Meriam Wheeler in entry for Anna M. Wheeler, 31 May 1864; citing Concord, Massachusetts, v 175 p 88, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,184
10. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT43-657?mode=g&i=419&wc=MJCP-3TL%3A1043008101%3Fcc%3D1463156&cc=1463156
11. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWWC-684), Timothy Wheeler, 16 Jan 1853; citing Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, v 76 p 124, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,169