Lockwood

Second Cousin Nine Times Removed

Stephen Lockwood was born on Aug. 16, 1754 in Norwalk, Connecticut. Stephen married Sarah Betts on Apr. 14, 1782 in Norwalk. He passed away on Feb. 13, 1830 in Norwalk at age 75. He was buried in Norwalk.

Belva Ann Lockwood 1830–1917

Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed's Wife

Belva Ann Bennett was born on Oct. 24, 1830 in Royalton, New York. Belva married Uriah Harrison McNall in 1848. She married Ezekiel Lockwood on Mar. 11, 1868. She passed away on May 19, 1917 at age 86. She was buried in the Congressional Cemetery.

"Booms for Belva." The Daily Astorian 16 Oct. 1884. Chronicling America. Web. Perhaps Belva Lockwood can tell us what becomes of the pins? No presidential candidate can kiss the babies half so gracefully as Mrs. Lockwood.—Rochester Post-Express. It is now claimed that Mrs. Lockwood "hugs a delusion." Will the campaign of slander never end?—Rochester Post-Express. If Mrs. Lockwood cannot refute the rumor that she wears a false bang, which has gained currency, she had best withdraw.—Life. Candidate Belva Lockwood is very confident of success. She has already called at the White house to see if it has closets enough.—Philadelphia Call. The public is beginning to lose all interest in the fact that Mrs. Lockwood is running for the presidency. It never was an interesting sight to watch a woman run, anyway.—Lowell Citizen. Many persons of good sense are now predicting that Mrs. Belva Lockwood will have a majority in Pennsylvania at the coming election. The reason for this is that Mrs. L. has promised, if elected, to abolish the female bang.—Norristown Herald. "We must always have the ladies on our side," says the artful Mr. Blaine. There is one lady who will not be caught with this taffy. She is the young, the beautiful, the accomplished, the fascinating Belva Ann Lockwood.—Louisville Courier-Journal. Lockwood, Belva Ann. "How I Ran for the Presidency." National Magazine Mar. 1903. Web. It was in the regular course of presidential elections in 1884 that I received the nomination to the office. The national conventions had been assembled, and had made their nominations early. James G. Blaine, then in the zenith of his popularity and one of the leading statesmen of the nation, had been nominated by the republican party, and Grover Cleveland, then a new possibility, and comparatively unknown, was nominated by the democratic party; John P. St. John headed the ticket for the prohibitionists, and Benjamin F. Butler was nominated in Michigan by the laboring men's party, and his nomination had been made by a woman. Progressive and thinking women from all parties had attended in greater or less numbers all of these conventions, and were pressing forward for recognition.

Lorna Elizabeth Lockwood 1903–1977

Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed

Lorna Elizabeth Lockwood was born on Mar. 24, 1903 in Douglas, Arizona. Lorna passed away on Sep. 23, 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona at age 74. She was buried in Phoenix.

Henry Hayes Lockwood 1814–1899

Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed

Henry Hayes Lockwood was born on Aug. 17, 1814 in Delaware. Henry married Anna Rogers Booth on Oct. 2, 1845 in New Castle, Delaware. He passed away on Dec. 7, 1899 at age 85. He was buried in Annapolis, Maryland.

"General Lockwood's Funeral." The Evening Times 9 Dec. 1899: 8. Chronicling America. Web. A large number of friends of the late Gen. Henry Hayes Lockwood, attended his funeral services at "Ever May," 1628 Twenty-eighth Street northwest, at 10 o'clock today. The body was taken to Annapolis, where it will be interred in the Naval Cemetery, at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. He was born in Kent county, Del., August 17, 1814, and graduated from West Point, in 1836; was assigned to the Second Artillery and engaged in the Seminole war. He resigned in 1837. and for four years followed agricultural pursuits. In 1841 he was appointed professor of mathematics in the navy, and was on the frigate United States at the capture of Monterey, Cal., in 1842. He was made a brigadier general of volunteers, August 8. 1861. and commanded Point Lookout, Va., and the defences of the lower Potomac until 1863, when he commanded a brigade at Gettysburg. He took part in the Richmond campaign and commanded the troops sent against Gen. Jubal A. Early. After the war he returned to Annapolis and retired as commodore, August 4, 1876. He was the author of a number of books on naval and military affairs. He leaves a family of six children, all grown.

James Booth Lockwood 1852−1884

Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed

James Booth Lockwood was born on Oct. 9, 1852 in Annapolis, Maryland. James died on Apr. 9, 1884 on Cape Sabine, Pim Island, Nunavut, Canada at age 31. He was buried in Annapolis.

Colonial and Revolutionary History of the Lockwood Family in America. Comp. Frederic A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood. Philadelphia, 1889. 624. Web. Was a son of Gen. H. H. Lockwood, born at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 9th October, 1852, died at Cape Sabine, Arctic regions, 9th April, 1884. Was sent to a private school at Bethlehem, Pa., and later to St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. Was commissioned 2d Lieutenant in 23d United States Infantry, 1st October, 1873, and served in the West seven years, and became proficient in the ordinary military duties and also in surveying, telegraphy and phonography. He volunteered for duty with the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition under Greeley; and as second in command, was intrusted with the most important field-work of the expedition, and also assisting in the magnetic observations. In preliminary sledging he was in the field twenty-two days after the sun had left for the winter, and six days before its return. In March, 1882, Lieut. Lockwood, with a dog-sledge made a few days' trip across Robeson Channel to Newman Bay, in temperatures ranging from 30° to 55° Fahrenheit below zero.

Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed

Ezekiel Lockwood was born on Aug. 22, 1802. Ezekiel passed away in 1877. He was buried in the Congressional Cemetery.

Samuel Drake Lockwood 1789–1874

Fifth Cousin Seven Times Removed

Samuel Drake Lockwood was born on Aug. 2, 1789 in Pound Ridge, New York. Samuel married Mary Nash on Oct. 3, 1826. He passed away on Apr. 23, 1874 in Batavia, Illinois at age 84. He was buried in Batavia.

Charles Andrews Lockwood 1890–1967

Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed

Charles Andrews Lockwood was born on May 6, 1890 in Midland, Virginia. Charles married Phyllis Natalie Irwin. He passed away on Jun. 6, 1967 in Los Gatos, California at age 77. He was buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Vol. IV. 1969. 131. Web. Charles Andrews Lockwood was born in Midland, Va., 6 May 1890, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in the class of 1912. Following brief cruises in Mississippi and Arkansas, and a short tour as instructor in the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, in September 1914 he reported to the tender Mohican for indoctrination in submarines. By 1 December of that year he had his first submarine command, A–2, followed by B–1. American entry into World War I found him in command of 1st Submarine Division, Asiatic Fleet. From that time, with the exception of a tour on the Asiatic station where he commanded gunboats Quiros and El Cano on the Yangtze Patrol and the destroyer Smith Thompson, practically all his sea service was in and connected with submarines. In addition to those listed above are added G–1, N–5, UC–97 (ex-German), R–25, S–14, and Bonita. In June 1939 he became Chief of Staff to Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Fleet, in cruiser Richmond. This important service was interrupted in February 1941 when he was sent to London as naval attaché and principal observer for submarines. Following promotion to rear admiral in March 1942 he proceeded to west Australia as Commander, Submarines, Southwest Pacific. In February 1943, he was transferred to Pearl Harbor to become Commander, Submarines, Pacific Fleet, in which capacity he served the rest of the war, being promoted to vice admiral in October 1943. Under his guidance and inspiration in these two commands, U.S. submarines overcame torpedo and other difficulties to destroy the Japanese Merchant Marine and cripple the Imperial Navy. His wartime awards were the Distinguished Service Medal and two gold stars in lieu of second and third awards, and the Legion of Merit. After the war he served as Inspector General of the Navy until his retirement in June 1947. In retirement at Los Gatos, Calif., he wrote and co-authored best selling books on naval history and submarine operations until his death 7 June 1967.

Daniel Newton Lockwood 1841–1906

Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed

Daniel Newton Lockwood was born on Jun. 1, 1841 in Hamburg, New York. Daniel passed away on Jun. 1, 1906 in Hamburg at age 65. He was buried in Buffalo, New York.

A Biographical Congressional Directory. 1913. 814. Web. Lockwood, Daniel Newton, a Representative from New York; born in Hamburg, Erie county, N. Y., June 1, 1844; was graduated from Union college, Schenectady, N. Y., in 1865; studied law, was admitted to the bar in May, 1866, and practiced in Buffalo, N. Y.; district attorney for Erie county 1874–1877; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877–March 3, 1879); delegate in the Democratic national conventions of 1880, 1884, and 1896; United States attorney for the northern district of New York from October, 1886, to June, 1889, when he resigned; reelected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891–March 3, 1895); resumed the practice of law in Buffalo, N. Y.; general manager from New York at the Pan American exposition in 1901; died in Buffalo, N. Y., June 1, 1906.

Fifth Cousin Seven Times Removed

Elon Dunbar Lockwood was born on Nov. 26, 1838 in Ashtabula, Ohio. Elon passed away on Dec. 31, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death at age 53 was due to typhoid fever. He was buried in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Mercy Sention Lockwood

Tenth Great Grandmother

Mercy Sention married Ephraim Lockwood on Jun. 8, 1665 in Norwalk, Connecticut. Mercy passed away in 1694 in Norwalk.

Second Cousin Nine Times Removed

James Lockwood was born on Oct. 25, 1746 in Connecticut. James passed away on Oct. 30, 1833 in New Canaan, Connecticut at age 87. He was buried in the Canoe Hill Cemetery in New Canaan.

Sarah Lockwood Platt

Ninth Great Grandmother

Sarah Lockwood was born on Nov. 3, 1670 in Norwalk, Connecticut. Sarah married John Platt in 1695 in Norwalk.

Tenth Great Grandfather

Ephraim Lockwood was born on Dec. 1, 1641 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Ephraim married Mercy Sention on Jun. 8, 1665 in Norwalk, Connecticut. He passed away on Jun. 13, 1685 in Norwalk at age 43.

Susannah Norman Ferris

Eleventh Great Grandmother

Susannah Norman was born in England. Susannah married Robert Lockwood in 1632 in Watertown, Massachusetts. She married Jeffrey Ferris in Greenwich, Connecticut. She passed away on Dec. 23, 1660 in Greenwich.

Eliphalet Lockwood 1675–1753

Tenth Great Uncle

Eliphalet Lockwood was born in 1675 in Connecticut. Eliphalet passed away on Oct. 14, 1753. He was buried in Norwalk, Connecticut.

James Lockwood 1683–1769

Tenth Great Uncle

James Lockwood was born on Apr. 21, 1683 in Norwalk, Connecticut. James passed away on May 5, 1769 in Norwalk at age 86. He was buried in the Pine Island Cemetery in Norwalk.

Second Cousin Nine Times Removed

Ebenezer Lockwood married Mary Godfrey.

LeGrand Lockwood 1820–1872

Fourth Cousin Seven Times Removed

LeGrand Lockwood was born on Aug. 14, 1820 in Norwalk, Connecticut. LeGrand married Anna Louisa Benedict on Jun. 9, 1842. He passed away on Feb. 24, 1872 in New York at age 51. He was buried in Norwalk.

The Lockwood mansion is a National Historic Landmark in Norwalk. It was featured in House of Dark Shadows in 1970 and The Stepford Wives in 2004. In 2006, it was reported that the spirits of LeGrand and Ann haunt the mansion.

Bierstadt, Albert. The Domes of the Yosemite. 1867. Athenæum, St. Johnsbury. Web. The Domes of the Yosemite fits so seamlessly into the Athenaeum's Art Gallery that it is difficult to imagine it elsewhere. Nevertheless, the work was originally commissioned for the Connecticut home of financier Legrand Lockwood well before the Athenaeum was founded. Lockwood was devastated by the depreciation of gold in 1869, however, and died soon thereafter in 1872. The $5,100 that the painting sold for at auction after Lockwood's death paled in comparison with the astonishing $25,000 that he originally paid Bierstadt for the work in 1867. The Domes was then purchased by Horace Fairbanks to be the visual centerpiece of the Athenaeum's Gallery addition. Brown, Michael. "Xerox Gives Boost to Lockwood Mansion." The Hour [Norwalk] 5 June 2010. Web. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, a National Historic Landmark that which hosted the filming of the 2004 feature film "The Stepford Wives," accepted a $10,000 grant from the Xerox Foundation on Friday. The grant will help promote educational opportunities for Fairfield County third and fifth graders. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion was constructed between 1864 and 1868 and predates similar mansions in the Newport R.I. area by approximately 20 years, said Susan Gilgore, assistant executive director of the museum. In 1941 the mansion was sold to the City of Norwalk and thirty years later was declared a National Historic Landmark. Patsy Brescia, treasurer of the museum, explained the mansion would use the Xerox Foundation's contribution to help establish tours for all Fairfield County students, not just Norwalk. "We thought the grant would be a great way to give back to the Norwalk community," said Xerox Foundation President, Joseph Cahalan. "We are trying anything that will turn kids on to cherishing history." With the current stresses and constraints on education, Calahan said, the Xerox Foundation felt they could help bring more students to the mansion with their donation. The museum already hosts around 400 Norwalk students each year for tours of the mansion and Mathews Park. "This is a perfect way to pass the love of history onto future generations," said Sheldon Gerarden, president and executive director of Lockwood-Mathews Mansion. "We thank the Xerox foundation for helping us enhance our outreach programs and future educational offerings to our region." Since construction was completed in 1868, the 65-room mansion has played host to various Hollywood productions such as the "Stepford Wives," (2004) starring Nicole Kidman, and "The House of Dark Shadows," a 1970 feature film based on the 1960's gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows. The mansion is also a reminder of the rich history Fairfield County has to offer, Gerarden said. The National Historic Landmark is currently run by roughly 35 volunteers and is overseen by a 21-member board. Funding for renovations comes primarily from private donations and grants, as well as from the City of Norwalk. Over past 30 years Lockwood-Mathews Mansion has undergone serious renovations including a $1 million dollar renovation of its roof, and various refurbishing in the main rooms used for tours. Despite funding from various groups, corporations, private donors and the City of Norwalk, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a work in progress, Gilgore said, adding: "There is still so much that needs to be done to preserve this amazing historic place." Linsey, Patrick R. "Investigators Report Finding Spirits Living at Lockwood Mathews Mansion." The Hour [Norwalk] 25 Sept. 2006. Web. LeGrand Lockwood lived in the Norwalk mansion now bearing his name for only four years before his death in 1872. But according to Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum executive director Marjorie St. Aubyn and a team of paranormal investigators, the railroad tycoon and his wife, Ann, stuck around a lot longer than that. Four researchers from Connecticut Paranormal Research and Investigations combed the museum from top to bottom Monday, and said the 62-room 138-year-old structure abounds with spiritual energy. Two of the presences felt most strongly, said lead investigator Christine Kaczynski, are those of Legrand and Ann Lockwood. Kaczynski discussed her findings with her ragtag team standing in the imposing mansion's shadow in the Mathews Park, as they puffed on cigarettes and punched keys on a laptop. "There! That's an orb!" she chirped, pointing to what looked like a small transparent ball of light in the corner of a photograph taken in the mansion that morning. To Kaczynski and her team, an orb is evidence of a spirit taking energy from the earthly world. To skeptics, an orb is a reflection of light in the camera's lens. "It's going through levels of manifestation," she said of the glowing ball. "Sometimes, you'll actually get the outline of an individual. Energy never dies. It never ceases to exist. It just changes form." If one were looking for spiritual energy, the Lockwood Mathews Mansion would seem a good place to start. The stunning "country manor" positively drips with history. Commissioned by Lockwood in 1864 as a triumph of the fortunes made with the rise of heavy industry in America, it was sold less than a decade later, after its patriarch saw financial ruin and an untimely death. Members of the affluent Mathews family occupied the mansion for the next six decades, until it was sold to the city and fell into disrepair. Nearly razed, the structure was eventually sold to a non-profit foundation and restoration efforts have been ongoing in recent years. St. Aubyn said that for as long as she has worked at the mansion, volunteers and staff have sensed an otherworldly presence: "People that work in the museum, I'd say, 'How come you left a mop in the middle of the rotunda?' and they'd say, 'Well the house told us to leave.'" Witnessed have been a little girl in a white dress and a little boy, she said. Strange sounds are heard – doors slamming, children playing. The mansion has been a popular set for the entertainment industry, and a "man in a long frock coat" once spooked a burly production assistant on a film shoot. Kaczynski said walking through the large door into the entrance room and rotunda, she and her team sensed a paranormal presence almost immediately. "There's some very old places you can go in and every night of the year and not get anything," she said. Not at Lockwood Mathews. She also provided assurances that none of the energy present at the mansion poses any danger to visitors or staff. "These by no means are negative spirits," she said, "but they're still living their after lives here in the mansion. These spirits are living alongside the living." It is when the edifice is dark and quiet that the spirits are most easily sensed, said Kaczynski, though she is quite sure they are active in the day, as dozens of volunteers, staff and visitors are traipsing through the museum. The mansion has seen a resurgence in recent years, being used for fashion shows, financial seminars and holiday parties. Laughed St. Aubyn: "And the Lockwoods party on."