Joseph Locke (1729)

Born 23 Apr 1729 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Died [date unknown] in Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Joseph Locke was born on April 23, 1729, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts ^[1].

He was a Captain of a company of Minute men that marched to Cambridge after the battle of Lexington in the American Revolution. In the Army, he rose to the rank of Major, served during the war, and died "on his return within forty miles of home of the camp fever."^[2]

Descendant of Deacon William Locke of Woburn

Sources

1. ↑ Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part I - Births (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 154
2. ↑ Locke, J. G. (1853). Book of the Lockes. A genealogical and historical record of the descendants of William Locke, of Woburn. (p. 38). Boston: J. Munroe & Co.

• Locke, John Goodwin, Book of the Lockes A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of William Locke, of Woburn ( James Munroe and Company, Boston and Cambridge, 1853)(Free e-book. Available at Google Play)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Keniston for creating WikiTree profile Locke-1074 through the import of Lucy Russell - Anc 2013-11-01.ged on Nov 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.