Born in Concord, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Timothy Wheeler Sr
and Lydia (Wheeler) Stow
Sister of
Timothy Wheeler Jr, Jonas Wheeler, Sarah Wheeler, Mary (Wheeler) Whitney, Elizebeth Wheeler, Benjamin Wheeler and Anna Wheeler
Wife of
Joshua Brooks Sr
— married
24 Apr 1713 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Lidia (Brooks) Harwood, Dorothy (Brooks) Billings, Joshua Brooks Jr, Lois (Brooks) Barrett, Ephraim Brooks, Hephzibah (Brooks) Stone, Martha (Brooks) Jones and Timothy Brooks
Died
at age 56
in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Biography
Lydia Wheeler was born May 5, 1694 at Concord, Massachusetts, daughter of Timothy and Lydia (Wheeler) Wheeler. [1][2]
She married at Concord, on Apr. 24, 1713, Joshua Brooks who was born at Concord on Oct. 14, 1688, son of Noah and Dorothy (Potter) Brooks. He was the first deacon of that name in the Lincoln Church. [3][2]
She died June 25, 1750 age 56 [2] [4] and is buried at the Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Her inscription reads: Here Lies ye Body of Mrs Lydia Brooks Wife to Mr Joshua Brooks Who Departed This Life June the 25th 1759 Aged ...[5]
After her death Joshua married second the widow Mary (Munroe) Wheeler, on June 4, 1751. He died June 26, 1768 age 79 at Lincoln, Massachusetts. [3]
Children
- Dorothy born Jan. 4, 1717/18. [2]
- Joshua born Jan. 10, 1720/1. [2]
- Lois, born June 29, 1723. [2]
- Ephraim born July 13, 1725. [2]
- Hephzibah born Dec. 28, 1727. [2]
- Martha born, June 26, 1731. [2]
- Timothy born Aug. 24, 1733. [2]
Source notes
Concord Births
- WHEELER, Lidiah, d. Timothy and Lidiah, May 5, 1694. (p. 39)
- BROOKS, Joshua, s. Noah and Dorothy, Oct. 14, 1688. (p. 30)
Children:
- Brooks, Dorothy, d. Joshua and Liddia, Jan. 4, 1717-18. (p. 91)
- Brooks, Ephraim, s. Joshua and Lydia, July 13, 1725. (p. 114)
- Brooks, Hephzibah, d. Joshua and Lydia, Dec. 28, 1727. (p. 118)
- Brooks, Joshua, s. Joshua and Lidya, Jan. 10, 1720-1. (p. 102)
- Brooks, Lois, s. Joshua and Lydia, June 29, 1723. (p. 108)
- Brooks, Martha, d. Joshua and Lydia, June 26, 1731. (p. 128)
- Brooks, Timothy, s. Joshua and Lidia, Aug. 24, 1733.(p. 134)
Concord Marriages
- BROOKS, Joshuah, and Lydia Wheeler, Apr. 24, 1713. (p. 83)
Concord Deaths
- BROOKS, Lydia, w. Joshua, June 25, 1750 a. 56 y. (p. 171)[2]
Lincoln Deaths
- BROOKS, Lydia, w. Joshua, June 25, 1750, a. 56. GR3 (p. 155-6)
- BROOKS, Joshua, Dea., June 26, 1768, in 80th y. [[h. Lydia] GR3] (p. 155-6)
- BROOKS, Dea. Joshua Sr., a. 80. [PR7](p. 155-6)[4]
Entered by Chris Hoyt, 1 April 2012.
Sources
- ↑ Wheeler, Albert Gallatin. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, American College of Genealogy, 1914
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Tolman, George, compiler. Concord Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths 1635-1850, T. Todd Printers, Printed by the Town
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Richardson, Henry Jackson. Historical Manual of the Church of Christ in Lincoln, Massachusetts, Tolman & White, 1872
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vital Records of Lincoln Massachusetts To the End of the Year 1849, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1908
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2019), memorial page for Lydia Wheeler Brooks (5 May 1694–25 Jun 1750), Find A Grave: Memorial #52654742, citing Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Sue (contributor 47067682) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lidiah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lidiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lidiah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lidiah:
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