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Bradley Family Tree - Lemuel Lakin - Revolutionary War Veteran, Constable of Hancock

Lemuel Lakin - Revolutionary War Veteran, Constable of Hancock, New Hampshire

Family Connection - 4th great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Bradley

Grave of Lemuel Lakin - Pine Ridge Cemetery, Hancock, New Hampshire. 

Lemuel Lakin was born on Feb. 26, 1761 in Groton, Massachusetts to parents William Lakin and Anna Gragg. 

At the age of 16, Lemuel joined Capt. Peter Clark's company, Colonel Stickney's Regiment, General Stark's Brigade of the New Hampshire Militia. He served from July 21, 1777 to September 25, 1777, at Bennington, Vermont as a Private. 

Sometime in about 1784, he married Hannah Morrison. They had eleven children:
            Jacob Gragg             b. 1785    d. 1852
            Margaret                   b. 1788    d. 1879
            Moses Morrison       b. 1790    d. 1843
            Rachel                       b. 1792    d. 1824
            William                     b. 1795    d. 1798
            Sarah                         b. 1796    d. 1846
            Anna                          b. 1798    d. 1800
            Harriet                       b. 1800    d. 1869
            Lemuel                      b.  1802    d. 1883
            Caroline                     b. 1804    d. 1867
            Napoleon Bonaparte  b. 1806    d. 1859

In 1796, Lemuel was appointed Constable of Hancock. In the book The History of Hancock, New Hampshire 1764-1889, the author refers to Lemuel as Captain Lakin, and I assume that is an honorary title given to him as Constable, although it might also indicate that Hancock continued to maintain a militia and Lemuel was an officer. 

The book also mentions that Lemuel had a love of learning, a love of military history and tactics, and loved to spend time in Groton, Massachusetts. In fact, he was in Groton for the 1800 Census. 

Lemuel died on May 4, 1829, and was buried in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Hancock New Hampshire.

Lemuel Lakin > Jacob Gragg Lakin > Moses Lakin > Lurette J. Lakin > William Darwin Fogg > Bessie Lakin Fogg > Ruth Ann Bradley

Lemuel Lakin is in the yellow section, in the middle of the outer ring. 







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