Lieutenant William Lakin

1624 - 1700  (76 years)

• Name	William Lakin
  Title	Lieutenant
  Birth	1624	Reading, Berkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	15 Oct 1673	Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  	William Lakin was appointed October 15, 1673, Lieutenant of the military company of the town, and his brother John was con-firmed by the Governor and Council, July 13, 1689, as Ensign of the same company, though they may have acted as officers before these dates. The murderous assault made by the Indians on the town, July 27, 1694, was begun at the house of Lieutenant William Lakin, who lived somewhere in the neighborhood of Chicopee Row."
  Death	22 Feb 1700	Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I785	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	William Lakin,   b. Reading, Berkshire, England d. Reading, Berkshire, England
  Mother	Mary,   b. Reading, Berkshire, England d. 14 Aug 1669, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F9438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Brown,   b. 22 Mar 1631, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jul 1694, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Mary Lakin,   b. 7 Nov 1649, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 3 Jan 1650, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years)   2. Lydia Lakin,   b. Abt 1650, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1651, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Mary Lakin,   b. 16 Feb 1652, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1707, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) + 4. William Lakin,   b. 6 May 1655, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 18 Mar 1735, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   5. John Lakin,   b. 3 Jan 1658, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Bef 1718 (Age 59 years)   6. Jonathan Lakin,   b. 28 Jun 1661, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Bef 1743, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years)   7. Abraham Lakin,   b. 10 Jan 1664, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1666, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 1 year) + 8. Abraham Lakin,   b. 11 Sep 1667, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   9. Elizabeth Lakin,   b. 8 Jan 1669, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 10 Oct 1747, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years) + 10. Abigail Lakin,   b. 1674, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 30 Dec 1758, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F4293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1624 - Reading, Berkshire, England Military Service - William Lakin was appointed October 15, 1673, Lieutenant of the military company of the town, and his brother John was con-firmed by the Governor and Council, July 13, 1689, as Ensign of the same company, though they may have acted as officers before these dates. The murderous assault made by the Indians on the town, July 27, 1694, was begun at the house of Lieutenant William Lakin, who lived somewhere in the neighborhood of Chicopee Row." - 15 Oct 1673 - Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 22 Feb 1700 - Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Burial - - Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth