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Calkins Endnotes
Endnotes I The Revolutionary War began with the “shot heard round the world” at Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775 and began to close with the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. The peace officially … Continue reading
Epilogue: The Calkins Children
Epilogue: The Calkins Children Phebe Calkins was born 2 September 1773 in Norwich, CT [Norwich Vital Records, Page 498] to twenty-five year old Frederick Calkins and his nineteen year old wife Annis Huntington Calkins. According to a deed transacted by … Continue reading
Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Confederacy (1779)
The Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Confederacy (1779) is derived from the list that appears on pages 601-602 of the publication “Record of Service of Connecticut Men, Part I, Naval Record of Connecticut, 1775-1783” edited by Henry P. Johnston (1889). A note on page 600 indicates the original list is in the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford. This list of officers and men was probably associated with the Confederacy’s maiden cruise out of New London on Saturday 1 May 1779. However, most of her crew would remain with the ship until her return to Philadelphia from Martinico on Thursday 27 April 1780 at the completion of her second major cruise. The list has been annotated to include position on the ship if known and offers alternate spellings of names (in parenthesis) to assist internet browsing. Continue reading
Lewis Evans, Carpenter’s Mate
Lewis Evans. Lewis Evans was born in 1754 or 1755, most likely in Philadelphia. An association with acclaimed early cartographer Lewis Evans has not yet been established. According to his pension application #S-34820, Lewis Evans entered on board the Confederacy … Continue reading
Samuel Holt, Lieutenant of Marines
Samuel Holt. According to his widow Margaret’s pension application #W-3141, Samuel Holt was born in New London on 27 February 1754. Samuel was the son of William Holt (1709-1769) and Sarah Way (1716-1775). Holt’s obituary in the 12 May 1818 … Continue reading
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