Thomas Jefferson Cree was born on this day in 1806. When he was 27 years old he married Ann Stone of Cabot and moved to Wheelock.

Cree was a carpenter and joiner, which were skills that came in handy as he set about building his bride a new home. Cree would spend the rest of his life in Wheelock, and he would serve the community well.

Among his many jobs, Cree was town moderator, lister, town treasurer and town agent. Cree represented Wheelock in the Legislature, both in the house, and later in the senate Cree was also a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1857.

He passed away in Wheelock in 1880.

Historic image courtesy Vermont Historical Society from "Town of Wheelock"by Eleanor Jones Hutchinson