Eleazer Wheelock of Medfield, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

Eleazer Wheelock

Born: May 3, 1654, Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA

Died:  Mar. 24, 1731, Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA

Buried:  Vine Lake Cemetery

Eleazer was my 9th great-grandfather.

Cemetery stone for Eleazer Wheelock. Since I wasn't familiar with the cemetery and knew it was huge, I asked my friend, Sharon if she could help me. She lives in the town, so she enlisted the help of her friend, and he was kind enough to put an orange stick marker at the headstone for Eleazer. It is very hard to read because the sun casts a shadow. Sharon gave us a tour and provided a lot of cemetery information, including showing us an impressive stone belonging to her ancestors.

Medfield Vine Lake Preservation Trust has an excellent monthly newsletter called, Quiet Voices. In the March 2016 issue, there was a write-up about Eleazer and the excellent photo above. They kindly provided the option to save the photo, which I did, and is seen here. Thank you to the Preservation Trust. Feel free to subscribe to this newsletter, with exceptional articles and photos.

Vine Lake Cemetery has a lovely lake.

Sharon Gillis and my husband.

Below is the tombstone of Sharon's Samuel Morse of Dedham and Medfield.

Google map, showing Vine Lake Cemetery on the upper right-hand side.