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Thomas Bennelong Thomas Bennelong i(8835294 works by) (a.k.a. Thomas Walker Coke)
Born: Established: ca. 1803 ; Died: Ceased: ca. 31 Jan 1823 Parramatta, Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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Thomas Bennelong was the son of Bennelong, was one of the first Aboriginal preachers. Named Thomas Walker Coke by Rev. Walker in 1822 who had baptised Bennelong, and later adopted him as his own son. In that same year, Bennelong married Maria Lock, within weeks of their marriage Bennelong died of a short illness in 1823. He was bured at St John's Church of England, Parramatta. (Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography website, Lock, Maria (1805-1878), 2006-2015)

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