The Lockwood Family

This beautiful marble with a carved pall draped over its top and three delicate roses marks the graves of the Lockwood family of Albany.

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.

Captain Thomas Bayeux

This sandstone obelisk marks the grave of Thomas Bayeux, a co-founder and captain of a private military company called the Albany Burgesses Corps.  According to the Bi-centennial History of Albany, the Corps were organized on October 8, 1833 and took their name from the early governors.  They took part in their first parade on Independence Day the following year and also took part in the procession to the Rural Cemetery for its dedication in 1844.

One side of this monument features the State coat of arms and reads:

Bayeux

A.B.C.

Erected by the 

Albany Burgesses Corps

To Capt. Thomas Bayeux

To commemorate his worth

As a Man and his merits as a

Soldier and Commander.

The reverse (shown above) reads:

Captain Thomas Bayeux

Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.

Died June 4, 1844

Aged 41 years, 6 months and 20 days.

The dedication of this stone brought a large gathering of Albany residents, as well as past and present members of the Corps and a band to the Cemetery by a special train.

This monument was an early piece by James Gazeley, a prominent stonecutter whose business was located at the Cemetery.  Gazeley, who is buried on the South Ridge near the main lodge, was best known for his granite work.