Brief Life History of Ezra
When Ezra Lockwood was born on 27 June 1777, in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States, his father, Ebenezer Lockwood Sr. - Major - Esq., was 40 and his mother, Hannah, Lockwood, Smith, was 35. He married Sally Weed in 1797, in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 29 May 1853, in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Ezra Lockwood, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ezra Lockwood, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Ezra Lockwood, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one of three places called Lockwood, one in Yorkshire, one in North Yorkshire and another in Staffordshire. The Yorkshire and Staffordshire placenames both derive from Old English loc ‘lock, enclosure, fold’ + wudu ‘wood’. The North Yorkshire placename derives from Old English loc + Old Norse vithr ‘wood’. The surname appears to have migrated to East Anglia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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