Alvah M. Lockwood, a founding member of Albany's Burgesses Corps, died at the age of twenty-four on February 10, 1835 and was buried in the Dutch Reformed lot at the State Street Burying Grounds. He was survived by his wife, Sarah, and young daughter, Alvah Ann.
Early on the morning of September 5, 1852, the boiler on the steam boat Reindeer caught fire and exploded near Saugerties. Three dozen passengers were killed, either instantly or later from severe burns or other related injuries. Among the passengers were Sarah Lockwood who the same day at the age of forty and Alvah Ann who died of her injuries on September 11. A John Lockwood of Albany, most likely the brother of the late Alvah M., was also aboard the steam boat, but survived the disaster.
The bodies of the two women were returned to Albany and interred in the Albany Rural Cemetery along with Alvah M. Lockwood whose remains were transferred from the State Street Burying Grounds to this North Ridge hilltop.
The inscription on the monument mentions the Reindeer tragedy and, near the bottom, it reads They sleep, but I do not forget them.
The Lockwood graves are located near the Strain family plot.
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ReplyDeleteSad tale, lovely monument.
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