Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Lock was born in 1863, his father, Robert Lock, was 39 and his mother, Charlotte Todman, was 41. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863. He died on 26 August 1863, at the age of 0.
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- Samuel Lock, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891"
- Samuel Lock, "Mormon Migration Database, 1840-1932"
- Samuel Lock, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca. Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.
English, Dutch, and German: nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair), curl’. Compare Lok .
Americanized form of German Loch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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