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John Baxter Carr, Seaman

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Joe

John Baxter Carr. Born in Arundel, York County, ME on 6 May 1760 to Mary Baxter and Benjamin M. Carr, John Baxter Carr was named after his maternal grandfather. Mary Baxter’s mother Mary had been the second wife to John … Continue reading →

Samuel Johnson, Master’s Mate

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Joe

Samuel Johnson. According to his pension application S.32,908, Samuel Johnson was born in Providence, RI in 1753. Based on a letter written to the Providence Gazette during the American Revolution that he signed as Samuel Johnson, Jr. we can assume … Continue reading →

Partial Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Queen of France (1780)

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joe

Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Queen of France (1780). A partial alphabetical list of 90 Officers and Crew of the frigate Queen of France assembled from a statement of all the claims which have been adjusted and allowed … Continue reading →

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William Blodget, Chaplain

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Joe

William Blodget. Son of Dr. Benjamin Blodget (1717-1781) and his first wife Mary Slatterlee, William Blodget (or Blodgett) was born 8 June 1754 in Stonington, CT and named after his oldest sibling who had apparently died sometime during the previous … Continue reading →

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Samuel Chandler, Chaplain

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Joe

Samuel Chandler. A list of accounts prepared in 1810 by the Treasury Department under the act of 27 March 1792 regarding settlements with Army and Navy veterans of the Revolutionary War published by Gales and Seaton in “American State Papers: Documents, … Continue reading →

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