Ebenezer Locke (1674 - 1723)

Born 8 Jan 1674 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Walker) Locke — married 18 Oct 1697 (to 13 Jun 1699) in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Hannah (Mead) Locke — married 14 Oct 1701 (to 24 Dec 1723) in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1723 at age 49 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Ebenezer Locke was born in Massachusetts.

Ebenezer, the sixth son and seventh of nine children of William Locke and Mary Clarke was born on 8 Januay 1674 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriages and Children

Ebenezer was married twice. He married 1) Susanna Walker, the daughter of Israel and Susanna (Baldwin) Walker on 18 October 1697 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[2] They had one child born at Woburn:

1. Ebenezer Locke (b. 28 Apr 1699; d. 12 Jan 1775, Charlton, MA)^[3] m. say 1719 at Lexington, MA, Mary Merriam (1697-1738)

Susanna (Walker) Locke died on on 13 June 1699 in her 25th year at Woburn.^[4]

Ebenezer married 2) Hannah Mead on 14 October 1701 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[5] They had five children born at Woburn:

1. Samuel Locke (b. 24 Aug 1702; d. 13 Apr 1775, Lancaster, MA)^[6]m. 1730 Rebecca Richardson^[7]m. 2 Mar 1730 at Woburn, MA, Rebecca Richardson (1710-1789)
2. Josiah Locke (b. 15 Mar 1705; d. 1730, Woburn, MA)^[8]
3. Joshua Locke, b. 21 Aug 1709; d. 1767, Southborough, MA)^[9]m. 1) Mar 1732, Hannah Reed (1713-1737)^[10]m. 2) 27 Apr 1744 at Boston, MA, Tabitha Bellows
4. Nathan Locke (b. 20 Mar 1713; d. 30 Oct 1723, Woburn, MA) ^[11]
5. Hannah Locke (b. 11 Apr 1716: d. Mar 1799, Woburn, MA)^[12]m. Nov 1739 at Woburn, MA, Asa Richardson^[13]

Death and Burial

Ebenezer Locke died on 24 December 1723 in his 49th year at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[14]He is buried in the First Burial Ground at Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDY-Y24 : 15 January 2020), Ebenezer Locke, 1674.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVV-7M9 : 20 May 2022), Susanah Walker in entry for Ebenezer Lock or Locke, 18 Oct 1697; citing Marriage, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-6ZD : 20 May 2022), Susanah Lock in entry for Ebinezer Lock, 28 Apr 1699; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXN-RPT : 20 May 2022), Susanah Locke, 13 Jun 1699; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVV-WVZ : 20 May 2022), Ebenezer Lock or Locke, 14 Oct 1701; citing Marriage, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDY-N8L : 15 January 2020), Ebenezer Locke in entry for Samuel Locke, 1702.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-SWJX : 22 July 2021), Ebenezer Locke in entry for Samuel Locke and Rebecca Richardson, 1730; citing Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 927,923.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-J7V : 20 May 2022), Ebenezer Lock in entry for Josiah Lock, 15 Mar 1705; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-2HG : 20 May 2022), Ebenez'r Lock in entry for Joshua Lock, 21 Aug 1709; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-S3W9 : 22 July 2021), Ebenezer Locke in entry for Joshua Locke and Hannah Reed, Mar 1732; citing Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 927,923.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-L8X : 20 May 2022), Ebenezer Lock in entry for Nathan Lock, 20 Mar 1713; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-P4Q : 20 May 2022), Ebenezer Lock in entry for Hannah Lock, 11 Apr 1716; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-S3XP : 22 July 2021), Ebenezer Locke in entry for Asa Richardson and Hannah Locke, Nov 1739; citing Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 927,923.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXJ-38D : 20 May 2022), Ebenezer, Sen. Lock, 24 Dec 1723; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104059174/ebenezer-locke: accessed 9 September 2022), memorial page for Ebenezer Locke (8 Jan 1674–24 Dec 1723), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104059174, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799).

Note

• This profile was improved for the BioBuilders Challenge for January, 2020

Acknowledgments

• Biography rewritten in full with inline sourcing and photo added following further research by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 9 September 2022.