Deacon Samuel Walker

1643 - 1703  (59 years)

• Name	Samuel Walker
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	28 Jun 1643	Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 8]
  Parents	Father: Samuel Walker (____-1684)  [11]
  Offices Held	28 Mar 1667 (Age 24)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [11]
  On 28 March 1667 he was appointed to a committee "to laye out the Common to propriety" in Woburn, Massachusetts.
  Freeman	1674 (Age 31)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [10]
  In 1674 he was admitted as a freeman in Woburn, Massachusetts.
  Offices Held	1679 (Age 36)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [11]
  In 1679 he was chosen a Selectman of Woburn, and served often after that.
  Offices Held	1689 (Age 46)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [11]
  He was a member of the Convention of the Colony which met after the deposition of Governor Sir Edmund Andros in 1689 in Boston.
  Religion	Abt 1692 (Age 49)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [11]
  About 1692 he was chosen a deacon of the Church in Woburn.
  Offices Held	1694 (Age 51)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [11]
  He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Woburn in 1694.
  Will	5 Jul 1699 (Age 56)	Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [8]
  On 5 July 1699 he made his will in Lexington, Massachusetts.
  Death	18 Jan 1703	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13]
  Probate/Proved	15 Feb 1703  [8]
  His estate was probated on 15 February 1703. He mentioned his wife, Abigail and his sons Timothy and Samuel.
  Burial	—	First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 13]
  		Gravestone of Deacon Samuel Walker Here lyes ye body of Deaeon Samuel Walker aged 61 years died January ye 1st 1703
  Person ID	I24113
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Reed   d. 1 Nov 1681, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	10 Sep 1662	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 3 months - She : ??.
  Children	From 1663 to 1672  [8, 10, 11]
  1. Edward Walker (1663-1690) 2. John Walker (1665-1699) 3. Samuel Walker (1667-1744) 4. Sarah Walker (1670-1704) 6. Timothy Walker (1672-1706)
  Family ID	F8544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail Carter,   b. 21 Apr 1648, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 11 May 1718, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1692	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [6, 7, 8, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He : 48 years and 10 months - She : 44 years.
  Family ID	F8543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Jun 1643 - Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - 10 Sep 1662 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 28 Mar 1667 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 1674 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1679 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1689 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Religion - Abt 1692 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - 18 Apr 1692 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1694 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Will - 5 Jul 1699 - Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 18 Jan 1703 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Burial - — - First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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