A parentage search for my 3^rd great-grandfather, Willard Wheeler (1805-1883) of Whiting, Maine, steered me towards another Willard Wheeler (1804-1888) of Sudbury, Massachusetts. I decided to put my great-grandfather on hold and pursue the alternate Willard, as I found..

The long and exhaustive discovery of my 3rd great grandmother, Mary Crane Wheeler, granted membership to the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program through her grandfather, Brigadier General John Crane, a member of the Sons of Liberty. I hit many roadblocks in my..