Cheever-Wheeler family.

Nathaniel Cheever (1778-1819), a nephew of Aaron Bancroft (1755-1839), after having been apprenticed to Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), moved to Hallowell, Me., and founded the Hallowell _American Advocate_ in 1810. He married, on 16 September 1804, Charlotte Barrell (1778-1854), of York, Me. They had seven children, four who lived to maturity: George Barrell; Elizabeth Bancroft; Henry Theodore; and Nathaniel Barrell.

George Barrell Cheever (1807-1890), noted Congregational minister, author, and uncompromising reformer, graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825 and from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1830. He was ordained and installed at the Howard Street Congregational Church in Salem, Mass., in 1833. He removed to New York City where he was pastor of the Allen Street Presbyterian Church from 1838 to 1844, and Church of the Puritans from 1846 to 1867. He married, on 21 November 1845, Elizabeth Hoppin Wetmore ( -1886) of New York City.

Elizabeth Bancroft Cheever Washburn (1812-1893) was noted for her philanthropy. She lived with her mother in Hallowell, Me., until her brother, Henry, became a pastor. After that she lived wherever his pastorate was. She married, on 13 October 1858, Ichabod Washburn (1798-1868), founder of the great wire industry in Worcester, Mass. She was his second wife.

Henry Theodore Cheever (1814-1897), noted Congregational minister, author, and active participant in the Church Anti-Slavery Society, graduated from Bowdoin College in 1834 and the Bangor Theological Seminary in 1839. He traveled extensively and wrote much concerning his travels. He actively entered the Congregational ministry after being ordained in 1847 and held pastorates in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Worcester, Mass. He married, on 27 April 1857, Jane Tyler (1834-1885), daughter of Dr. Lucius Tyler (1793-1847) and Olive Johnson Tyler (1801-1877), of Jewett City, Conn. They had five daughters: Charlotte Barrell; Ellen Tyler; Elizabeth Bancroft; Mary Charles (1865-1871); and Louisa Sewall.

Nathaniel Barrell Cheever (1816-1844) was always of delicate health and travel much. He studied medicine and began practice in Cuba where he shortly became seriously ill. He died on a ship bound for the United States and was buried at sea.

Charlotte Barrell Cheever Tucker (1858-1944) graduated from Smith College in 1881. She became the second wife of William Jewett Tucker on 23 June 1887. They had one daughter, Elizabeth Washburn (1889- ).

William Jewett Tucker (1839-1926) was a clergyman and educator. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1861 and from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1866. He was ordained in 1867 and held pastorates in Manchester, N.H., and New York City. From 1880 to 1893 he was professor of sacred rhetoric at Andover, and from 1893 to 1909 was president of Dartmouth College. He had two daughters with his first wife, Charlotte Henry Rogers ( -1882): Alice Lester and Margaret.

Ellen Tyler Cheever Rockwood (1860-1933), an ardent genealogist, attended Smith College from 1878 to 1881, but did not graduate. She married, on 13 November 1890, George Ichabod Rockwood. They had two children: George Ichabod and Ellen.

George Ichabod Rockwood (1868-1959), grandnephew of Ichabod Washburn, graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1888. He was an engineer and distinguished businessman in Worcester.

Elizabeth Bancroft Cheever Wheeler (1862-1947) graduated from Smith College in 1885. She married, on 23 November 1897, Dr. Leonard Wheeler. They had four children.

Louisa Sewall Cheever (1868-1957) graduated from Smith College in 1890 and received an M.A. from Columbia College in 1897. She studied at Columbia from 1894 to 1896, Gottingen in 1898, and Oxford in 1907. She was a lecturer of English literature at Madrid from 1919 to 1920. She taught Latin at the Brearley School in New York City from 1892 to 1895. From 1900 to 1909, she was an instructor of English at Smith, and from 1909 to 1934, an associate professor.

Abel Wheeler (1790-1868), the second child of Thomas and Mary (Hoar) Wheeler, was a schoolteacher at Norfolk, Va., White Plains, N.Y., and Boston, Mass. He settled in Lincoln, Mass., after 1838. He married, on 3 December 1833, Charlotte Bemis (1806-1897), the daughter of Amos and Susanna (Fiske) Bemis. They had six children: Ellen (1834-1895); Thomas Bemis; Augusta; Mary Elizabeth; Leonard; and Charlotte (1848- ).

Thomas Bemis Wheeler (1836- ) married, on 20 June 1867, Mary Richmond Smith (1848- ). They had four children: Leonard Abel (1868- ); Mary Hastings (1872-1873); Lucia May (1875- ); and Ellen Dean (1882- ).

Augusta Wheeler Scripture (1839- ) married, on 17 October 1865, James Oliver Scripture (1839- ). They had two children: Bertha (1866- ) and Mary James (1868- ).

Mary Elizabeth Wheeler Pierce (1841-1886) married, on 22 November 1863, John Howard Pierce ( - ). They had three children: Henry Huntington (1863-1867); Elsie (1866- ); and Robert Morris (1869- ).

Leonard Wheeler (1845-1935), a prominent Worcester physician, graduated from Harvard in 1866 and from Harvard Medical School in 1870. He married, on 23 November 1897, Elizabeth Bancroft Cheever. They had four children: Bancroft Cheever (1899-1992); Leonard (1901-1995); Eunice (1903-1981); and Nathaniel (1906-1979).

From the description of Papers, 1773-1979. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191334653