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Thomas Osbourne, Marine Private

Thomas Osbourne. Born 7 October 1758 in Pembroke, MA; Thomas Osbourne was one of twelve children of George Osbourne (c.1733-1812) and Sarah Wade (c.1738-1778). Seven of George Osbourne’s eight sons by his wife Sarah, served like their father in the … Continue reading

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Hugh Osbourne, Marine Private

Hugh Osbourne. Hugh Osbourne was born 10 November 1763 in Bridgewater, MA according to pension records or Pembroke, MA according to genealogical sources. Pembroke was part of the Parish of East Bridgewater at that time. Hugh was one of twelve … Continue reading

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Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Alliance (1781-1783)

Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Alliance (1781-1783). This list of 481 officers and men who served on the frigate Alliance during the twenty months between August 1781 and May 1783 represents the combined list of names … Continue reading

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Ebenezer Winter Calef, Midshipman

Ebenezer Winter Calef. Ebenezer Winter Calef, the third of nine children born to Joseph Calef, Jr. (1724-1776) of Milton, MA and his wife Mehitable Miller (1735-1790). His father was the son of Joseph Calef and Hannah Jordan and his mother … Continue reading

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Giles Chester, Seaman

Giles Chester. Giles Chester was born in 1760 to Samuel Chester (b. 1715) and Ann Latham, apparently the youngest of ten children. His genealogy is confused and includes old inaccuracies published in the “Old Northwest” genealogical quarterly, Volumes 10-11 (1907). … Continue reading

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