Henry Wheeler 1634 Abigail Allen 1639-1696

Henry Wheeler
Parents: John Wheeler and Agnes Ann Yeoman
Christened 8 Feb 1634 St Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Henry's Christening at St. Edmunds in Salisbury

Immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony 24 March 1634
Married Abigail Allen abt 1658 Massachusetts
Life Sketch of this family (modified from Family Search):
Henry Wheeler and Abigail Allen lived their entire lives in Salisbury, a small village that was settled by their parents before it became incorporated in 1640. It was located on the North shore of Massachusetts on the border of New Hampshire. Today the Wheeler’s and the Allen’s are recorded historically, as the first settlers on a Salisbury City Memorial in that seaside community. Henry, was the youngest son and 12th child born to John and Agnes Ann Yeoman. 

Agnes Ann was the oldest child born into the very large family of William and Ann Goodale Allen born 4 January 1639 in Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay. Her parents also immigrated to America as young adults sometime prior to their marriage in Salisbury. 

In 1659, Henry and Abigail were likely married on the town square in the Salisbury Church. For the next 26 years they raised 12 children in Salisbury.

Tragically, Henry lived only to the age of 52.   He left Abigail a widow with young children.
Died 18 June 1686 Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Christening:  Wiltshire, England Church of England Baptisms St Edmund's Salisbury Transcripts
US New England Marriages prior to 1700
U.S. and International Marriage records
Family Search

Abigail Allen
Parents: William Allen and Ann Goodale
Born 4 Jan 1639 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died 18 June 1696 Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Family Search

CHILDREN

Henry Wheeler
Born 13 Apr 1659 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Rachel Squire abt 1684 Massachusetts
Children: Rachel
Died: abt 1685
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107500306/henry-wheeler
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Abigail Wheeler
Born 7 Mar 1660 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Sargeant Samuel Welles 15 Sep 1685 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Note: I did not find any children
Died Before 1700
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Family Search
William Wheeler
Born 6 Sep 1663 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Ann Phippen 16 May 1686 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Ann, Hannah, William, Mehitable
Died prior to 6 May 1704 when his estate was settled
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107590883/william-wheeler
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Moses Wheeler
Born 24 Jun 1665 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Note: I didn't find a marriage
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Family Search
Ann Wheeler (twin to James)
Born 27 May 1667 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Thomas Riggs 22 Nov 1687 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Mary, Ann, Thomas, Abigail, Hannah, Moses, Aaron, Anna, Sarah, Joshua, Lydia
Died 28 Sep 1723 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107592949/ann-riggs
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*James Wheeler (twin to Ann)
Born 27 May 1667 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Grizzell Squire abt 1690
Children: William, James, Mary, Philip, Rachel, Squire, Ann
Died 22 Apr 1740 Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107631813/james-wheeler
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Josiah Wheeler
Born 23 Apr 1669 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Elizabeth Worcester abt 1689
Children: Henry, Elizabeth, Jeremiah, Benjamin, Moses, Josiah, Abigail, Sarah, William, Mary
Died 21 Dec 1734 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107634016/josiah-wheeler
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Nathaniel Wheeler
Born 28 Mar 1675 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Mary Bridges 9 Nov 1697 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Note: I didn't find any children
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Family Search
Jeremiah Wheeler
Born 17 Jul 1677 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Note: Didn't find a marriage
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Family Search
Ruth Wheeler
Born 15 May 1678 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married John Riggs 1 Jan 1690 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Ruth, John, Baby, Jeremiah, Mary, Comfort, Jonathan, Jonathan, Abagail, Rachel, Elizabeth, Ruth
Died abt 1731 Massachusetts
Buried:  Second Parish Cemetery
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69445039/ruth-riggs
Family Search
Benjamin Wheeler
Born 15 Jan 1682 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Note: Didn't find a marriage
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Family Search
Mary Wheeler
Born 5 Jun 1685 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Thomas Harris 14 Oct 1702 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Thomas, John, Abigail, Mary, Samuel, Mary, Benjamin, Martha, Hannah
Died 9 Dec 1777 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Sources
Book:  The genealogical and encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, By Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy page 429-430
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107797558/mary-harris
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Joshua Pearson 1812 Sarah Ann Jeffcot 1814-1883

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third great grandparents

Joshua Pearson (Sr)

Parents:  Unknown

Born Abt 1813 England

NOTE:  someone on Family Search has claimed (more than once)a Henry and Harriet are his parents.  When I looked at the record on Family Search, I found that Henry and Harriet Pearson were married six years AFTER Joshua was born, which made me doubt the validity of this claim. Also, there wasn't one official source (birth or christening or even a census) linking him to them beyond their surname.

IF Henry and Harriet were his parents, Joshua didn't name any of his children after them. I just can't feel right about claiming his parents are Henry and Harriet without more proof. I'm siimply trying to stop more misinformation.

I'll happily eat my words if someone finds out differently because I've been trying to find him. I want to find him. In spite of this, my feeling is, because he hated the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he stayed in England and remarried. I've yet to find one thing about Joshua Pearson after the divorce.

Occupation:  1833: Laborer 1841 Census (Excavator) 1857 Railwad Contractor
Note:  I think the 1857 occupation was supposed to be Railway Contractor. 

Married 1) Sarah Jeffcott 3 Dec 1832 Old Swinford, Worcester, England

Marriage record

Note: Joshua was unable to accept Sarah's decision to become a member of the LDS church and they divorced.  There is no proof that I've ever seen that Joshua traveled to the United States.  He was a fairly young man, considering, so he likely remarried, though I have not found any proof - yet.  According to his granddaughter, Leoan: "None of the family corresponded with him after they came to the United States."

Another version (written by great-granddaughter Ellen Briggs Cook) "...Now when these three children were yet young, Joshua Pearson, Sen. went away and left his family supposedly with another woman and he has not been seen or heard of since. But several years later a lady came to their home and asked Great Grandmother if she was the wife of Joshua Pearson and if the three children were his and she told her they were and she said she just wanted to know for herself. So Great Grandmother told her not to worry about her for she would not have him back at any price. The lady left without giving her name or where she came from.

Note: while this reads like something in a novel, there is no proof (or disproof) this happened.  It does sound more like a family legend than reality, given that I heard the reason for the divorce was because he hated the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also, in that same 'telling' about the 'other woman' it claims Sarah Ann Jeffcot married George Jones after they arrived in Utah and there is physcial proof they were married in England and traveled together to Utah.

Sources

Marriage: England Marriages Film 0527942 Batch M040271 dated 1822-1833
1841 Census for Oaksey, Wiltshire, England page 3 (age 28)

Sarah Jeffcot

Sarah Ann Jeffcot (surname has lots of spellings)
Parents:  Thomas Jeffcot and Ann Wilkinson
Born 9 May 1814 Kingsbury, Warwick, England
Christened 29 May 1814 Harley Parish, Kingsbury, Warwick, England

Sarah's Christening record
Note: Surname spelled Jefcot. There is no middle name.

Occupation: Laundress (1851). This was likely to help pay her and her daughters' way to Utah.

Married (2) Richard George Jones 21 Dec 1853 Aston Juxta Birmingham, Warwick, England 

Sarah and Richard's marriage record
Note: they have no middle names listed
Also, Sarah is listed as a widow instead of divorced.

Immigrated: 1859 on board a ship named William Tapscott along with her 2nd husband Richard and two daughters (Frances and Sarah).

The William Tapscott

Emigrated: Jun 1859- Sep 1859 to Utah with the George Rowley Handcart Company

Note: The 8th handcart company had 235 individuals, 60 handcarts, and 8 wagons. It began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha).

Where Sarah lived in Salt Lake (Beck Street)

Died 30 Apr 1883 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

COD: Pneumonia

Sarah listed on the Death Register

In case you can't read the register, it recorded: #2195 - 19th Ward - Jones, Sarah - wife of Richard Jones - birthdate - birthplace - Death date - cause of death - medical attendant (White) - Burial note (taken to Woods Cross)

Sarah's headstone

Buried Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah Plot A-8-23-7

Note: her body was taken to Woods Cross (now West Bountiful)
Sources
Birth date: Death record

Christening: IGI Film 0198735 Batch C021401 dated 1673-1834

Marriage to Joshua: England Marriages Film 0527942 Batch M040271 dated 1822-1833

1841 Census for Oaksey, Wiltshire, England page 3 (age 22)
1851 UK Census for Shelden, Warwick, England (she is the head of house, is working as a Laundress and Richard Jones is also there with them)

Marriage to Richard: IGI Film 0919797-799 Batch M011684 dated 1832-1845

Note about Polygamy: Sarah told Richard to take a second wife as she was unable to give him children. Thus it was that Richard became a polygamist.  With that said, she didn't want to see him with another woman, so he lived separately from her. The children he had with Elizabeth Vesey Baker called Sarah their "Hot Springs Mama"
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120871208/sarah-ann-jones

CHILDREN

Joshua Pearson Jr

Joshua Pearson (Jr) 
Born 2 Feb 1833 Fout End, Warwick, England
Christening: 8 Feb 1833 Kingsbury, Warwick, England

Occupation: (1851) Apprentice Leather Dresser
(1857) Leather Chesser in Ireland
(1881) Skinner in Lincoln, England
Married Emma Hoffen 11 May 1857 St. Audoen, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Note:  James Spencer and Agnes Stewart were the witnesses at the wedding.  Joshua and Emma were living at 29 High Street. Joshua gave his father's name and occupation on the marriage record.

Joshua and Emma Pearson

Emma and Joshua Pearson Jr

Children: Joshua, Kate, Henry, Oliver, Ellen

1881 Immigrated with Emma and Ellen to USA aboard the ship Wisconsin. 

Arrived 2 Nov 1881

The ship Wisconsin

Died 17 Nov 1899 Lyman, Madison, Idaho
Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Joshua's headstone

Sources

Christening: England Warwickshire Parish Registers 1538-1900 Film 198735 Image 497

New York Passenger Lists Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: 444; Line: 32; List Number: 1543.

Marriage, address, and occupation:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?name=&name2=&location=&dd=&mm=&yy=&diocese=DUBLIN+(COI)&parish=&century=&decade=&type=M&sort=&pageSize=100&submit=Search&pager.offset=13100
1841 UK Census for Oaksey, Wiltshire, England page 3 (age 8)
1851 UK Census for St Mary Magdelene, Bermondsey, Surrey, Southwark Burrough, England (age 18)
Note:  claims place of birth was in Shildon, Warwick, England and he was in the Leather Market
1861 UK Census for Sheffield, Brightside Bierlow, York, England (age 30)
1881 UK Census for 77 King Street, Lincoln, Lincoln, England page 38 (age 47)

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80257126/joshua-pearson

Frances Elizabeth Pearson Bridges

Frances Elizabeth Pearson
Born 5 Sep 1837 Yardley Parish, Stitchford, Worcestershire, England
Married Charles Henry Bridges 20 Jun 1860 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: Thaddeus, Charles, Sarah, Marian, Louise, Wallace, Grace, Gertrude, Thomas
Died 11 Apr 1928 Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho
COD:  Pneumonia
Informant:  daughter, Grace
Buried 13 Apr 1928 Montpelier City Cemetery, Bear Lake, Idaho

Charles and Frances's headstone

Sources

 Idaho Death Certificate

1841 Census for Oaksey, Wiltshire, England page 3 (age 3)
1870 US Census Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho page 20 (age 33)
Note:  surname given as Bridger
1880 US Census Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho (age 43)
1900 US Census Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho page 9B  (age 63, mother of 8 - 4 are still living)
1910 US Census Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho (age 73)
1920 US Census Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho (age 82, living with daughter, Grace's family)

Death Certificate
Note:  her father is listed as Richard Jones instead of Joshua Pearson, likely because daughter Grace (the informant) only knew Richard Jones as her grandfather.

Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78214676/frances-elizabeth-bridges

Sarah Ann Pearson
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*Sarah Ann Pearson

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2nd Great grandmother

Sarah Ann Pearson Munn
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Sarah Ann Pearson 4 foot 6 inches
Beasley girls (granddaughters) in background
unknown man
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Born 13 Oct 1839 Oaksey, Wiltshire, England
Married Edward Fredrick Munn 13 Aug 1859 Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Note: A second possible place of marriage is North Platte - see the story "Oasis of Hope" which I wrote about Sarah and Edward using the information available.
Children: Edward, Sarah, Joseph, Eli, Joshua, Charles, Angelina, William, Francis, Thomas, Robert, Olive
Died 15 Jan 1925 Hooper, Davis, Utah
COD: Myocarditis with acute dilation, grippe (Heart disease and the flu)
Informant:  Robert I. Munn , her grandson
Note:  the death certificate claims she was buried in the Hooper Cemetery
Buried 19 Jan 1925 West Point City Cemetery, Hooper, Davis, Utah Plot 055H

Sarah and Edward's headstone

Sources
1841 Census for Oaksey, Wiltshire, England page 3 (age 2)
1870 US Census for Hooper, Davis, Utah (age 31)
1880 US Census Hooper, Davis, Utah (age 41)
1900 US Census for Hooper, Davis, Utah (age 61)
1910 US Census for Hooper, Davis, Utah (age 70, mother of 11 with 13 children still alive)
1920 US Census South Hooper, Davis, Utah (age 80, widowed, living with daughter Olive's family)
Utah Death Certificate
Note:  Claims her father is John Pearson
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146861/sarah-ann-munn