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SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS
Shipwrecks and Ships of Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay ColonyGloucester was founded in 1623 as a Massachusetts Bay Colony by the Dorchester Company from Dorchester England. The following list of ships plus crew and passenger names is taken from shipwrecks from Gloucester Massachusetts 1830 to 1873.Source: The Fishermans' Memorial and Record Book by George H. Proctor (A list of vessels and their crews, Lost from the Port of Gloucester From the year 1830 to October 1, 1873. Embracing A Period of Nearly Half a Century comprising Fourteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven Names, and two hundred and Ninety -Six Vessels, including those lost in the Gale of August 24, 1873)
A list of vessels and their crews Lost from the Port of Gloucester, Massachusetts 1856Five schooners were lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence, this year, and one vessel and 2 lives off this shore, as follows:Schooner ALPHA, lost in tthe Gut of Canso. Crew saved. Owned Moses Burnham, and others. Valued at $700; insured for $500. Schooner LIONESS , Nathaniel Watson, Master; burnt at Cambelton, Bay Chaleur. June 30th. Partially insured. Schooner ITASKA, lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence, in October. Crew saved.Owned by Samuel Irwin, and others. Valued at $3,800; insured at $3,325. Schooner SAMUEL JONES, lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence. Crew saved. Owned by Charles Friend & Co. Valued at $3,800; Insured for $3,325. Schooner ARBUTUS, lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence, in October. Crew saved. Owned by Joseph O. Proctor. Valued at $3,800; insured for $3,325. Boat Kossuth, was probably run down durning the latter part of August, as she was never heard from after leaving port.. Two men lost, Aaron Babcock and Daniel Marshall. Choose from the list of shipwrecks (lost ships) from the Port of Gloucester Massachusetts with names of crew members and passengers who died: 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 (no ships) | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848(no ships) | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | ... more to follow [With thanks to Volunteer Transcriber Peggy Broughton, Proofreader Laura Freeman] Gloucester United Fire Society 1845 Roster Rules and Orders Agreed to be Observed by the United Fire Society. Instituted at Gloucester, Sandy Bay, (Now called Rockport,) January 3d, 1807. Includes a roster of members from 1808 to 1845. This is a "bucket brigade" that preceeded the establishment of a fire department in the town. "That if any Fire should be permitted to break out in Rockport, we will be helpful to each other in extinguishing the same". [$]
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