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Lieut Thomas Locke Veteran

Birth
Death
19 Feb 1831
Burial
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
27
Memorial ID
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from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.:
Lock, Thomas, Lexington.List of men belonging to Capt. John Wood's co. who took the oath in Middlesex Co. May 27, 1775, required by Congress to be taken by the Mass. army; also, Corporal, Capt. John Wood's (5th) co., Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin's (late Col. Samuel Gerrish's) 38th regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 4, 1775; service, 2 mos. 29 days; also, return of casualties of the several companies in the 38th regt., made by Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin, dated Chelsea, Sept. -, 1775; reported sick, absent 14 days by permission of Gen. Putnam; also, abstract for wages for Sept., 1775; receipt for amount of abstract, dated Chelsea, Oct. 30, 1775, and signed by Capt. Wood; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, receipt for money in lieu of bounty coat, dated Medford, Dec. 28, 1775; also, list of recruits for the new establishment in Col. Baldwin's regt., approved by Brig. Gen. W. Heath in Camp at Cambridge, Dec. 30, 1775; [p.905] Capt. Wood's co.; also, Sergeant, Capt. John Wood's co., Col. Baldwin's (26th) regt.; pay abstracts for Feb. and March, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for April, 1776, dated New York; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for May, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for June, 1776, dated New York; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., for the year 1776, sworn to in Middlesex Co., April 21, 1777; reported "Engaged again;" also, Lieutenant, Col. James Wesson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to April 26, 1778; reported resigned April 26, 1778; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Nathan Dix's co., Col. Wesson's regt.; return made up for the year 1777; residence, Lexington; also, list of officers belonging to 9th Mass. regt. who died or were discharged subsequent to Jan. -, 1777, as certified by Col. J. Wesson, dated West Point, Sept. 12, 1779; reported resigned June 17, 1778.
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from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.:
Lock, Thomas, Lexington.List of men belonging to Capt. John Wood's co. who took the oath in Middlesex Co. May 27, 1775, required by Congress to be taken by the Mass. army; also, Corporal, Capt. John Wood's (5th) co., Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin's (late Col. Samuel Gerrish's) 38th regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 4, 1775; service, 2 mos. 29 days; also, return of casualties of the several companies in the 38th regt., made by Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin, dated Chelsea, Sept. -, 1775; reported sick, absent 14 days by permission of Gen. Putnam; also, abstract for wages for Sept., 1775; receipt for amount of abstract, dated Chelsea, Oct. 30, 1775, and signed by Capt. Wood; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, receipt for money in lieu of bounty coat, dated Medford, Dec. 28, 1775; also, list of recruits for the new establishment in Col. Baldwin's regt., approved by Brig. Gen. W. Heath in Camp at Cambridge, Dec. 30, 1775; [p.905] Capt. Wood's co.; also, Sergeant, Capt. John Wood's co., Col. Baldwin's (26th) regt.; pay abstracts for Feb. and March, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for April, 1776, dated New York; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for May, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for June, 1776, dated New York; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., for the year 1776, sworn to in Middlesex Co., April 21, 1777; reported "Engaged again;" also, Lieutenant, Col. James Wesson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to April 26, 1778; reported resigned April 26, 1778; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Nathan Dix's co., Col. Wesson's regt.; return made up for the year 1777; residence, Lexington; also, list of officers belonging to 9th Mass. regt. who died or were discharged subsequent to Jan. -, 1777, as certified by Col. J. Wesson, dated West Point, Sept. 12, 1779; reported resigned June 17, 1778.
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Inscription

In memory of
LIU'T THOMAS LOCKE
A Soldier of the revoution.
Died Feb. 19, 1831,
Aged 78 years.
Also His Wife
ABIGAIL GOWEN
Died March 21, 1850,
Aged 91 years

Kindred spirits now ye mingle
Both have gained bright Canaan's shore
Dying in the risen Saviour
Lo have met to part no more
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Father & Mother thou hast left us
Thy memory ne---

Gravesite Details

From Lexington Epitaphs, Francis H. Brown, M.D., 1905; stone is no longer there.



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  • Created by: Bill Boyington
  • Added: Nov 21, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16729135/thomas-locke: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Thomas Locke (unknown–19 Feb 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16729135, citing Robbins Cemetery, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933).