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Josiah Locke

Male 1735 - 1819  (84 years)

  • Josiah, b. Feb. 6, 1735, at Westboro' ; m. Persis Matthews.

    Capt. JOSIAH LOCKE, m. PERSIS MATTHEWS, of New Braintree, who was b. Sep. 3, 1735, as appears by one record, and by another, Nov. 16, 1735 ; she had a twin sister Hannah, and was one of 15 chil., 13 of which lived to adult age. She d. at Litchfield, N. Y., Ap. 21, 1839, a. 103 yrs. 5 mos. and 7 days, having had 8 chil. 67 gr. chil. 147 gr. gr. chil. and 32 gr. gr. gr. chil., and having lived to see six generations, and d. leaving a good name behind her. Capt. Locke resided at Westboro' in 1760, in Leicester in 1765, and for several years after ; in Hardwick in 1768, where he was Capt. in the Militia, and soon after the Battle at Lexington he marched with his company to Roxbury, and remained in camp some time. While at Hardwick he kept a " Country Store." About 1779 he removed to Wilmington, Vt. which town he had previously surveyed and laid out, and his plan is now in the clerk's office in that town, where he owned considerable land, and was a Justice of the Peace. From thence he removed to Litchfield, N. Y. where he d. Ap. 18, 1819, a. 84 yrs. 2 mos. and 13 days. He was administrator on his father's estate at Southboro' in 1767. He sold Jona. Ward of Southboro', 125 acres of land in Spencer, May 19, 1769, and in 1770 and 1773, he sold land in Leicester and Paxton.


 
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  • Name Josiah Locke 
    Gender Male 
    Born 6 Feb 1735  Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Residence 1810  Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    LockeID W162 
    Died 18 Apr 1819  Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 10] 
    Buried Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I29501  Locke Family Tree | Public
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 

    Father Joshua Locke,   b. 21 Aug 1709,   d. 1767  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Hannah Reed,   b. 2 Jan 1713, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1737, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 1732  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Married Mar 1732/33  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F11118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Persis Matthews,   b. 16 Nov 1735, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1839, Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1760  Southborough, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13, 14] 
    Children 
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    Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F11140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Feb 1735 - Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Mar 1760 - Southborough, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1810 - Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Apr 1819 - Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Josiah, b. Feb. 6, 1735, at Westboro' ; m. Persis Matthews.

      Capt. JOSIAH LOCKE, m. PERSIS MATTHEWS, of New Braintree, who was b. Sep. 3, 1735, as appears by one record, and by another, Nov. 16, 1735 ; she had a twin sister Hannah, and was one of 15 chil., 13 of which lived to adult age. She d. at Litchfield, N. Y., Ap. 21, 1839, a. 103 yrs. 5 mos. and 7 days, having had 8 chil. 67 gr. chil. 147 gr. gr. chil. and 32 gr. gr. gr. chil., and having lived to see six generations, and d. leaving a good name behind her. Capt. Locke resided at Westboro' in 1760, in Leicester in 1765, and for several years after ; in Hardwick in 1768, where he was Capt. in the Militia, and soon after the Battle at Lexington he marched with his company to Roxbury, and remained in camp some time. While at Hardwick he kept a " Country Store." About 1779 he removed to Wilmington, Vt. which town he had previously surveyed and laid out, and his plan is now in the clerk's office in that town, where he owned considerable land, and was a Justice of the Peace. From thence he removed to Litchfield, N. Y. where he d. Ap. 18, 1819, a. 84 yrs. 2 mos. and 13 days. He was administrator on his father's estate at Southboro' in 1767. He sold Jona. Ward of Southboro', 125 acres of land in Spencer, May 19, 1769, and in 1770 and 1773, he sold land in Leicester and Paxton.

  • 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;), #162.

    2. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 2429.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=749729&indiv=try.

    3. [S18] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2011), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=81567161&indiv=try.

    4. [S18] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2011), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=4697617&indiv=try.

    5. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 2428.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=749726&indiv=try.

    6. [S36] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2011), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=904539&indiv=try.

    7. [S14] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2016), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=3764407&indiv=try.

    8. [S14] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2016), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 146 : 1919 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=3642220&indiv=try.

    9. [S180] 1810 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2010), Year: 1810; Census Place: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 27; Page: 447; Image: 00250; Family History Library Film: 0181381 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7613&h=210275&indiv=try.

    10. [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=36300131&indiv=try.

    11. [S364] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com), Source number: 734.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BCK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=749724&indiv=try.

    12. [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;), #44.

    13. [S187] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2005), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7853&h=452653&indiv=try.

    14. [S18] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2011), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=4204632&indiv=try.


 

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