First permanent settler of Calais. In the spring of 1787 he came to Calais with two of his cousins to cut timber and clear land, and they all returned to Massachusetts in October. The following spring he returned and built a log house, again spending the winter with his family in Massachusetts. In the spring of 1789 Wheelock and his family moved from Masssachusetts to Calais, becoming the town's first permanent settlers.
First permanent settler of Calais. In the spring of 1787 he came to Calais with two of his cousins to cut timber and clear land, and they all returned to Massachusetts in October. The following spring he returned and built a log house, again spending the winter with his family in Massachusetts. In the spring of 1789 Wheelock and his family moved from Masssachusetts to Calais, becoming the town's first permanent settlers.
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