Lucretia (Babcock) Wheeler (abt. 1828 - 1864)

Born about 1828 in Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Sep 1864 at about age 36 in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Lucretia (Babcock) Wheeler was born about 1828 in Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, daughter of Elias Babcock II (1794–1871) and Clara (Olmstead) Babcock (1795–1857).

Her siblings were:

1. Lorenzo Allen Babcock (~1820–1860)
2. Infant Babcock (1822–1822)
3. Brainard Babcock (1826–1854)
4. Cordelia (Babcock) Morse (1830–1859)
5. Orville Elias Babcock (1835–1884)
6. Horatio Gates Babcock (1838–1862)

Lucretia died on 14 September 1864 in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States, aged 35.^[1]

Research Notes

There are two Lucretia's that are easily confused because the are both descended from Sarah (Smith) Olmsted (1723-1781) and Nathan Olmsted Sr. (1717-1805).

• Lucretia S (Olmstead) Wheeler (Olmstead-6443) was born to Timothy Olmsted (1767-1846) and Huldah (Sanford) Olmsted (1770-1817) on 9 Dec 1795, a twin to Clara (Olmstead) Babcock (1795-1857). She married Hiram B. Soule (1790-1847) 28 October 1816, and later married Augustus Choto Wheeler (1824-1881) 7 July 1846. She died on 14 Sep 1864.
• Lucretia (Babcock) Wheeler (Babcock-7668) was born to Elias Babcock II (1794-1871) and Clara (Olmstead) Babcock (1795-1857) about 1828. She died 14 Sep 1864.

Where this gets more confusing is:

1. Find A Grave: Memorial #15501034 Memorial for Lucretia Olmsted Soule gives her birth as 9 Dec 1795 and death as 10 Oct 1877 (aged 81). Notes indicate Daughter of Timothy Olmsted (1767-1845) and Huldah Sanford (1770-1817) and Lucretia Olmsted (1795-1877) married to Hiram Soule (1790-1847). Also FamilySearch Person: LC7L-S83 shows Lucretia Omsted born to Timothy Olmsted and Hulda Wells Sanford, married to Hiram Barlow Soule.
2. Find A Grave: Memorial #19757982 Memorial for Lucretia S Babcock Wheeler gives her birth as 9 Dec 1795 and death as 14 Sep 1864 (aged 68). Notes indicate Born twin to Clara Olmsted on 9 December 1795, Died at West Berskhire Vt at the age of 36 yrs, and Lucretia S Babcock (wife of Augustus C Wheeler). Also FamilySearch Person: LC57-D8B shows Lucretia Olmsted (1795-1864) born to Timothy Olmsted and Huldah Wells Sanford, married to Augustus Choto Wheeler.

So, the challenge is to figure out which Find A Grave memorial is correct (or are they both?). And FamilySearch needs some straightening-out.

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQL-XDX6 : 3 March 2021), Clarra Babcock in entry for Lucetia S Wheeler, 14 Sep 1864; citing Death, Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005488036.

• FamilySearch Person: GLW9-422