Category Archives: Chaplains

Rev. John Reed, Chaplain

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Joe

John Reed. The Rev. John Reed is one of five Continental Navy Chaplains listed in Mess Night Traditions by Charles J. Gibowicz (2007). According to genealogical sources, Reed was born on 11 November 1751 in Framingham, MA, son of the … Continue reading →

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John Hunter, Captain’s Clerk, Chaplain

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Joe

John Hunter. John Hunter served as Captain’s Clerk and Chaplain of the frigate Queen of France under the command of Captain John Peck Rathbun (1746-1782). It is not known if John Hunter served on the Queen of France prior to … Continue reading →

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Rev. Mr. John Watkins, Chaplain

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Joe

John Watkins. John Watkins is one of five Continental Navy Chaplains listed in Mess Night Traditions by Charles J. Gibowicz (2007). According to Gibowicz, Watkins was born on 23 September 1753 and served as Chaplain on the frigate Alliance under … Continue reading →

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Rev. Mr. Robert Keith, Chaplain

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Joe

Robert Keith. The Mr. Keith who is named by James L. Howard as the frigate Confederacy’s chaplain on page 210 of Seth Harding: Mariner is Robert Keith. The fifth of nine or ten children of Captain William Keith (1714-1781) and … Continue reading →

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