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Lucretia Locke

Female 1733 - 1816  (83 years)

  • LUCRETIA LOCKE, m. Capt. EPHRAIM WILDER, Ap. 3, 1755, of the Second Parish in Lancaster, and which was incorporated as the town of Sterling (a) in 1781. Capt. Wilder was born July 8, 1733, the son of Capt. Ephraim Wilder, who was wounded in the Indian fight of 1707, at Lancaster, and d. 1769, a. 94, by wife Anna (Wilder.?) ; the gr. son of Nathaniel, who was killed by the Indians 1704, and the gr. gr. son of Thomas, who was of Charlestown, where he was admitted to the Church 30.1.1640, and Anna, perhaps his wf. was admitted 7.3.1650. He (Thomas) was a juryman from Charlestown 1658, and removed to Lancaster, July 1, 1059. He d. Oct. 23, 1667, at Lancaster. Capt. Ephraim Wilder, of Sterling, was a member of the Mass. Convention that met for the adoption of the United States Constitution in 1787, and was one of only seven delegates from Worcester Co. who voted in favor of its adoption. He was a Representative from S. for some years, and d. Jany. 29, 1805, a. 72; his wid. d. Dec. 29, 1816, a. 83. "Of all the ancient Lancaster families there is no one that has sustained so many important offices as this." (Worcester Magazine, vol. ii., p. 45.) His farm was on the main road from Lancaster to Sterling, and his house was the first house in Sterling. His son, Capt. Harrison, lives on the same farm, in a house more westerly. P511 Ephraim, b. Ap. 29, 1756 ; m. Hannah Reed, about 1778. Born in Lancaster, as were all his siblings.

 
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  • Name Lucretia Locke 
    Gender Female 
    Born 5 Nov 1733  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    LockeID W156 
    Died 29 Dec 1816  Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    Buried Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I29498  Locke Family Tree | Public
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 

    Father Samuel Locke,   b. 24 Aug 1702, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1775, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Elizabeth Richardson,   b. 1710,   d. 10 Sep 1789, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1730  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Family ID F11120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ephraim Wilder, CAPT,   b. 8 Jul 1733, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1805, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1755  Lancaster, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 11, 12] 
    Children 
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    Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F11135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Nov 1733 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Apr 1755 - Lancaster, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 1816 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • LUCRETIA LOCKE, m. Capt. EPHRAIM WILDER, Ap. 3, 1755, of the Second Parish in Lancaster, and which was incorporated as the town of Sterling (a) in 1781. Capt. Wilder was born July 8, 1733, the son of Capt. Ephraim Wilder, who was wounded in the Indian fight of 1707, at Lancaster, and d. 1769, a. 94, by wife Anna (Wilder.?) ; the gr. son of Nathaniel, who was killed by the Indians 1704, and the gr. gr. son of Thomas, who was of Charlestown, where he was admitted to the Church 30.1.1640, and Anna, perhaps his wf. was admitted 7.3.1650. He (Thomas) was a juryman from Charlestown 1658, and removed to Lancaster, July 1, 1059. He d. Oct. 23, 1667, at Lancaster. Capt. Ephraim Wilder, of Sterling, was a member of the Mass. Convention that met for the adoption of the United States Constitution in 1787, and was one of only seven delegates from Worcester Co. who voted in favor of its adoption. He was a Representative from S. for some years, and d. Jany. 29, 1805, a. 72; his wid. d. Dec. 29, 1816, a. 83. "Of all the ancient Lancaster families there is no one that has sustained so many important offices as this." (Worcester Magazine, vol. ii., p. 45.) His farm was on the main road from Lancaster to Sterling, and his house was the first house in Sterling. His son, Capt. Harrison, lives on the same farm, in a house more westerly. P511 Ephraim, b. Ap. 29, 1756 ; m. Hannah Reed, about 1778. Born in Lancaster, as were all his siblings.

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Book of the Lockes: A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of William Locke, of Woburn, John Goodwin Locke 1803-1869, (James Munroe and Company, Boston, MA, 1853;), #156.

    2. [S14] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2016), Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=3938771&indiv=try.

    3. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 2415.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=749752&indiv=try.

    4. [S380] The Richardson Memorial, John Adams Vinton, (Brown, Thurston & Co., Portland, ME, 1876), p 540 (#5425).

    5. [S80] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2012), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=89636767&indiv=try.

    6. [S366] Book of the Lockes: A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of William Locke, of Woburn, John Goodwin Locke 1803-1869, (James Munroe and Company, Boston, MA, 1853;), #42.

    7. [S187] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2005), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7853&h=452865&indiv=try.

    8. [S14] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2016), Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=3938360&indiv=try.

    9. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 1524.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=749867&indiv=try.

    10. [S187] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2005), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7853&h=790993&indiv=try.

    11. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 2415.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=1324655&indiv=try.

    12. [S14] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2016), Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=3938772&indiv=try.


 

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