Gershom
Wheelock
Born in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Gershom Wheelock Sr.
and Abigail (Flagg) Wheelock
Brother of
Abigail (Wheelock) Potter, Patience Wheelock, David Wheelock, Jonathan Wheelock, Gideon Wheelock and Grace Wheelock
Husband of
Susannah (Knowlton) Wheelock
— married
1757 (to 1 Jan 1806) in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Asa Wheelock and Gershom Wheelock
Died
at age 79
in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2015
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Biography
Gershom was born 8 March 1724/5 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.[1]
Gershom married Susannah Knowlton 12 February 12 Feb 1757 in Shrewsbury.[2] Gershom and Susannah had the following known children (all born in Shrewsbury):
- Asa b 10 Jun 1758
- Gershom b 7 Feb 1761
- Susanna b 17 Nov 1762
- Abigail b 30 Sep 1765
- Elizabeth b 6 Feb 1769
- Martha b 25 Apr 1772
- Alice b 9 Jun 1777
Gershom passed away 1 January 1806 in Shrewsbury.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2K-7G3 : 10 February 2018), Gershom Wheelock, 08 Mar 1724; citing SHREWSBURY,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0982288 IT 3.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8G-GMN : 9 February 2018), Gershom Wheelock and Susanna Knowlton, 12 Feb 1757; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0982288 IT 3.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZR-VRM : 3 November 2017), Gershom Wheelock, 01 Jan 1806; citing Death, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,064.
- Hist. & Geneal. of the Knowltons in England and America
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gershom by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gershom by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Joseph Wheelock
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #927045
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~1.56%
Margaret Shirley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T536117 [compare], Ancestry member MShirley48
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #258383
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~0.78%
Nathan Adams :
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~0.78%
Deborah Dresser :
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