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John Walker

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John Walker

Birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
14 Jan 1832 (aged 53)
Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
Burial
Menands, Albany County, New York, USA Add to Map
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John Walker was the son of John and Mary (Willard) Walker. He trained as a printer in Isaiah Thomas print shop in Worcester, and also worked under Rev. Samuel Williams at the Rutland Herald in Rutland, VT. He married Sarah Fitch 12 Jan 1800, at Huntington, VT. The family lived for a few years, in Colchester, VT, where he worked as a deputy U.S.Customs officer enforcing the Embargo on Lake Champlain, 1810, before settling on Point au Fer, Rouses Point, Champlain, NY. He was elected to the NY Assembly, and died suddenly, in Albany, 1832 during his second term.
John Walker was the son of John and Mary (Willard) Walker. He trained as a printer in Isaiah Thomas print shop in Worcester, and also worked under Rev. Samuel Williams at the Rutland Herald in Rutland, VT. He married Sarah Fitch 12 Jan 1800, at Huntington, VT. The family lived for a few years, in Colchester, VT, where he worked as a deputy U.S.Customs officer enforcing the Embargo on Lake Champlain, 1810, before settling on Point au Fer, Rouses Point, Champlain, NY. He was elected to the NY Assembly, and died suddenly, in Albany, 1832 during his second term.


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  • Created by: JWR
  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58470865/john-walker: accessed ), memorial page for John Walker (1 Jan 1779–14 Jan 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58470865, citing Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA; Maintained by JWR (contributor 47352434).