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1796Laban Morey Wheaton is Born

Laban Morey Wheaton (1796-1865), a businessman, citizen, and husband to Eliza and Wheaton Female Seminary co-founder, was born in Norton in 1796. A bit of a wild child—he was infamous in town for taking the family Christmas sleigh down Main… Read More »

1809Eliza Wheaton Is Born

Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton, to whom Wheaton College owes its existence, was born on September 27, 1809 in Northbridge, Massachusetts.  She was educated at the Young Ladies High School of Boston and Uxbridge Academy and moved to Norton following her… Read More »

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