Eunice (Dewey) Wheat (1794 - 1857)

Born 24 Feb 1794 in Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1857 at age 63 in Franklin, Delaware, New York, United States

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Biography

Eunice Dewey was born 24 Feb 1794 in Massachusetts. Her parents were Aaron Dewey and Sibyl Cadwell. ^[1]

She married Silas Wheat in 1816, most likely in Franklin, Delaware, New York, where they made their home and stayed.

"They began life in a log house. After the forest had been cleared away a frame house was built, and finaly a third house was erected and occupied." ^[1]

Children: ^[1]

1. Sibyl Ann (1817- died in infancy)
2. Cordelia Eliza (1818-1887)
3. George Washington (1821- )
4. Sylvanus Addison (1823-1897)
5. James Madison (1825- )
6. William Dwight (1827-1843)
7. Mary Amanda (1829-1901)
8. Maria Louise (1831-1845)
9. Clarinda Rebecca (1833-1845)
10. Lemira Frances (1835- )

Eunice passed away in 1857. ^{[1] [2]}

Census

1855 census, Franklin, Delaware, New York. ^[3]

Silas Wheat, 61, b NY

Eunice Wheat, 61, b Massachusetts

James M Wheat, 30, Physician, b NY

Mary A Wheat, 26, Teacher of painting and languages, b NY

Lemira F Wheat, 19, Teacher of mathematics and languages, b NY

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Wheat genealogy; a history of the Wheat family in America, with a brief account of the name and family in England and Normandy", pp 73-75; by Silas Carmi Wheat; published 1903; Collection Library of Congress; americana; Digitizing sponsor Sloan Foundation; Contributor The Library of Congress; Online publication: (https://archive.org/details/wheatgenealogyhi00whea/page/72: accessed 9 Nov 2019.)
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107024605/eunice-wheat: accessed 29 June 2023), memorial page for Eunice Dewey Wheat (24 Feb 1794–26 Nov 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107024605, citing Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin, Delaware County, New York, USA; Maintained by MaryJane Haight-Eckert (contributor 46560908).
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K631-QG7 : 3 March 2021), Eunice Wheat in household of Silas Wheat, E.D. 2, Franklin, Delaware, New York, United States; citing p. 8, line #12, family #64, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 832,848.

• The Wheat Genealogy (1903)