Category Archives: Navy Wardroom, Warrant and Petty Officers

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Major Hallet, Chaplain

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Joe

Chaplain Hallet. Despite his omission from the list of officers and men of the frigate Confederacy on pages 601-602 of the “Record of Service of Connecticut Men, Part I, Naval Record of Connecticut, 1775-1783″ edited by Henry P. Johnston (1889), … Continue reading →

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George Richards, Chaplain

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Joe

George Richards. Born near Newport, RI about 1755, little is known about the early years of George Richards. One source suggests his father was a lawyer named David who probably died at Newport on 29 March 1761 at the age … Continue reading →

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Thomas Erskine Birch, Chaplain

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Joe

Thomas Erskine Birch. The Rev. Thomas E. Birch is one of five Continental Navy Chaplains listed in Mess Night Traditions by Charles J. Gibowicz (2007). Most genealogical sources note Birch’s birth as 22 August 1763 at either St. Kitts or … Continue reading →

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Samuel Cooper, Captain’s Clerk, Purser

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Joe

Samuel Cooper. Samuel Cooper was the third son and fifth surviving child of William Cooper, Esq. (1721-1809) and Katharine Wendell (1726-1796) who were married on 25 April 1745. Although seventeen children were born to the couple, only seven lived to … Continue reading →

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William Cooper, Jr., Captain’s Clerk, Chaplain, 2nd Lieutentant of Marines

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Joe

William Cooper, Jr. Born in February 1750, William Cooper, Jr. was the oldest surviving son of William Cooper, Esq. (1721-1809) and Katharine Wendell (1726-1796) who were married on 25 April 1745. The senior Cooper, a merchant and Boston Town Clerk … Continue reading →

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