Horatio Lock

Last Name:

Lock

First Name:

Horatio

Spatial:

Date of birth:

1805

year of death:

1840

date of death:

30 May 1840

Ethnicity / Origin:

American

Age at death:

35 yrs

Gender:

Male

Full Epitaph:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF HORATIO LOCK, ESQR. Merchant of Boston, North America, Who died 30th May 1840: Aged 35 Years __ He was a man of universal benevolence And esteemed by all good men alike Of every nation: Knowing that God hath made of one blood All nations of men For to dwell on all the face of the earth. [Acts. 17:26] D. Lindemann Scts.

Occupation:

Merchant

Place of birth / origin:

Boston

Place of death:

Calcutta

Detailed information:

Horatio Lock is listed in the 1830 census of America as belonging to Boston Ward 5, Suffolk, Massachussetts. Stimpson's 1832 Boston directory lists him as a broker (see http://tinyurl.com/ob8eob5). He seems to have travelled as a 'supercargo' in the ship Caroline Augusta and the ships records can be accessed here: http://www.cap.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/Ship-s-Papers--Caroline...

Any reason for importance:

American merchant

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