John Walker (1762 - 1814)

Born 7 Feb 1762 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Johnson) Walker — married 22 Jan 1784 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 8 Jun 1814 at age 52 in Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

• Fact: Military Service Revolutionary War
  

  Gen. John Walker served with Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

• Fact: Burial (June 1814) Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Freemason

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch John Walker, son of Capt. Joshua Walker and Mary Proctor Walker was a General in the Revolutionary War. He was active in town politics and served two terms as town clerk of Burlington. He was married to Lucy Johnson Walker and their son James became a Unitarian minister and the president of Harvard College from 1853-1860.

John Walker was a private in the Revolutionary War; he was only 18 in 1780, and did not become a general before war's end three years later, but did become a general after. John Walker, ensign, 1791; capt., 1792; lieut-col., 1793-6; brig. gen., 1796-7; gen., 1798; ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Hurd: Page 395

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GSW3 : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for Lucy Johnson, 04 Nov 1761; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,876.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F425-7V5 : 5 November 2017), John Walker, 07 Feb 1762; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 772,616.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VW-Q2K : 5 November 2017), John Walker, 07 Feb 1762; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,876.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-R4V : 3 November 2017), John Walker, 07 Feb 1762; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHSD-DN2 : 6 November 2017), John Walker and Lucy Johnson, 22 Jan 1784; citing Marriage, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,394.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVV-TFM : 3 November 2017), John Walker and Lucy Johnson, 22 Jan 1784; citing Marriage, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F425-7K9 : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 02 Apr 1784; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 772,616.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VL-FQD : 3 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 02 Apr 1784; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X6-NQ5 : 6 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 02 Apr 1784; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,394.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VW-Q2T : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 02 Apr 1784; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,876.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VW-Q21 : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 01 Feb 1786; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,876.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F425-72S : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 01 Feb 1786; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 772,616.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X6-NB6 : 6 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 26 Mar 1787; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,394.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F425-727 : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 26 Mar 1787; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 772,616.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VL-FPD : 3 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 26 Mar 1787; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VW-QLS : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for John Walker, 26 Mar 1787; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,876.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VL-9SS : 3 November 2017), John Walker in entry for Lucy Walker, 11 Jul 1791; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VW-QL7 : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for Lucy Walker, 11 Jul 1791; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,876.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X6-VZ8 : 6 November 2017), John Walker in entry for Lucy Walker, 11 Jul 1791; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,394.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F425-72H : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for Lucy Walker, 11 Jul 1791; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 772,616.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F425-728 : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for James Walker, 16 Aug 1794; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 772,616.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VL-9TB : 3 November 2017), John Walker in entry for James Walker, 16 Aug 1794; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VW-QLH : 5 November 2017), John Walker in entry for James Walker, 16 Aug 1794; citing Birth, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,876.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X6-V19 : 6 November 2017), John Walker in entry for James Walker, 16 Aug 1794; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,394.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N75B-N28 : 10 March 2018), John in entry for James Walker, 23 Dec 1874; citing Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 266 p 86, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,205.

• Hurd, Duane. History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts (J. W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, 1890); p. 395

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 August 2018), memorial page for Gen John Walker (7 Feb 1762–8 Jun 1814), Find A Grave: Memorial #21990227, citing Second Parish Burial Ground, Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Eliason Walker (contributor 46774804) .

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 August 2018, 12:26), entry for General John Walker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KLCW-YMD); contributed by various users.