Lakeman Southwick (1831 - 1901)

Born 12 Jul 1831 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Augusta (Lamson) Southwick — married 2 Jul 1853 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Lakeman Southwick served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 10 Oct 1861
Mustered out: 27 Sep 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 23rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry

Lakeman was born 12 July 1831, in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was the son of George Southwick (1804-1887) and Rachel (Poor) Southwick (1798-1880).^[1]

In 1850, the family is living in Beverly, Massachusetts. Lakeman, his father George, and his brothers Dewing and Lewis are listed as farmers.^[2]

On 3 July 1853, Lakeman married Augusta (Lamson) Southwick (abt.1833-) in Danvers, Massachusetts.^[3] In 1855, Lakeman and Augusta are living in Beverly with Lakeman's parents.^[4]

in 1860, Lakeman and Augusta are living in Beverly, Massachusetts with their two sons. Lakeman is a butcher. ^[5]

Lakeman, a butcher, age 28, enlisted as a private in Company G, 23rd Infantry on 10 October 1861. He served as head cook at the Civil War hospital in New Bern, North Carolina.^[6] Lakeman was then a patient in the hospital for 16 months for chronic rheumatism,^[7] until he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corp on 11 January 1864, and was discharged 27 September 1864 at New Bern, North Carolina. He filed for a pension on 2 September 1886. Application 584211; Certificate 399991.^[8] Head cook at hospital.

By 1870, the family of four has moved to Wenham, Massachusetts. Lakeman is a trader. ^[9]

Lakeman's wife Augusta died in 1896.^[10]

Research Note

There seems to be two Lakeman Southwick's. This man is the 28 year old butcher from Beverly who served in the Civil War. In the 1895 City Directory for Salem, MA, Augusta W. Southwick is listed at the widow of Lakeman.^[11]

The Lakeman Southwick who died 4 Oct 1901 and is buried in Hamilton, Massachusetts, ^[12] was married to Mary A. Brewer, and had children born in 1881 and 1888.

So, either there are two Lakeman Southwick's, or this man was a bigamist.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-J6F3 : 10 November 2020), Lakeman Southwick, 12 Jul 1831; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009558.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9P-LHV : 22 December 2020), Lakeman Southwick in household of George Southwick, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49T-W24 : 10 March 2021), Lakeman Southwick and Augusta W. Lamson, 3 Jul 1853; citing Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,878.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4T-983 : 11 March 2018), Lakeman Southwick in household of George Southwick, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,978.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC4-9SF : 18 February 2021), Massachusetts > Essex > Beverly > image 38 of 156; Line 40; Lakeman Southwick, 1860.
6. ↑ CarolinaCoastOnline; 15 Mar 2021; https://web.archive.org/web/20210717144431/https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/entertainment/around_town/article_330610f6-8377-11eb-8ff6-6f082d013134.html
7. ↑ Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Massachusetts https://www.fold3.com/image/524452225?terms=southwick,lakeman & https://www.fold3.com/image/524611028?terms=southwick,lakeman
8. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHHC-YPK : 24 March 2016), Lakeman Southwicks, 1886.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3S-KZR : 29 May 2021), Massachusetts > Essex > Wenham > image 24 of 26; Laheman Southwick, 1870.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YF-SNL : 2 March 2021), Augusta W. Southwick, 25 Aug 1896; citing Beverly, Massachusetts, 417, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,518.
11. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 for Lakeman Southwick; Massachusetts; Salem; 1895; Salem, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1895; Page 611 Ancestry Sharing Link
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 July 2021), memorial page for Lakeman Southwick (12 Jul 1831–4 Oct 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #44756264, citing Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Linda Walls (contributor 46870088).