Category: Massachusetts Navy, American Revolution

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The Massachusetts Navy (or Naval Militia) was founded 29 Dec 1775 to defend the interests of Massachusetts during the American Revolution. During the course of the war, 25 vessels were used as prison ships, dispatch vessels, and combat cruisers.

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Person Profiles (101)

A

14 Jun 1762 Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 23 May 1841

B

27 Apr 1746 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts - 22 Mar 1825
05 Sep 1749 Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 30 Dec 1831
09 Jul 1761 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 22 Apr 1828
22 Mar 1737 York, Massachusetts Bay Colony - abt 1825
29 Jul 1743 Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts - 1800
24 Jul 1757 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - 24 Mar 1836
1710 Ireland - 09 Dec 1798
29 Dec 1740 Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine - 01 Aug 1828
13 Mar 1747 Province of Massachusetts Bay - abt 10 Feb 1792
09 Mar 1735 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts - 18 May 1813
abt 15 Jul 1756 Georgetown, Sagahadoc County, Maine - bef 18 Sep 1830
25 May 1760 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island - 10 Dec 1849
29 Jun 1751 Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 21 Dec 1822
abt 1744 - 09 Jan 1828 photo

C

06 May 1760 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 12 Dec 1814
22 Jan 1758 Rowley, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 03 Aug 1837 photo
20 Mar 1744 Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 03 May 1820
abt 1742 Ireland - bef 1840
31 Jan 1747 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 08 Oct 1783
16 Dec 1739 Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts - 10 Jun 1808
09 Feb 1752 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 1839

D

20 Oct 1750 Tisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 13 Nov 1827
08 Dec 1751 Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire - abt 20 Feb 1831
06 Aug 1734 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 05 Mar 1799
abt 24 Jun 1743 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island - Aug 1782
11 Jan 1763 Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay - 28 Sep 1841
17 Sep 1748 Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - 15 Jul 1835 photo
abt 19 Feb 1766 Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 27 Nov 1843 photo

F

10 Apr 1744 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 28 Sep 1797
18 Dec 1716 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 01 Oct 1798

G

18 Oct 1751 Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 03 Apr 1829
12 Nov 1749 Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony - 1798
07 Dec 1757 Stafford, King George County, Colony of Virginia - 20 Jan 1836

H

13 Feb 1750 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 12 Oct 1797

H cont.

11 Nov 1744 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 23 Nov 1803
26 Jul 1744 Scarborough, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay - 18 Jul 1806
14 Feb 1731 Scarborough, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony - aft Aug 1781
Mar 1759 Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 19 Feb 1854
bef 02 Dec 1753 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - bef 07 Jul 1781
abt 1754 Westport, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 05 Jan 1832

I

10 Jan 1743 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

J

29 Apr 1748 Rowley, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
28 Nov 1756 Harpswell Centre, Cumberland, Maine - 18 Jul 1839
09 May 1760 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America - 08 Feb 1841 photo
abt 1724 Ireland - 03 Oct 1802 photo
22 Apr 1745 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 04 Jun 1804

K

29 Mar 1737 St George, Province of Maine - 23 Mar 1824 photo
1740 East Harwich, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 12 Dec 1794 photo
Jan 1749 Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 09 Jan 1837

L

27 Dec 1750 Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 20 Dec 1838
02 Feb 1755 Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - abt 28 Feb 1822
05 Aug 1757 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay - 25 Mar 1825
bef 15 Mar 1747 Kittery, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 15 Nov 1844
15 Sep 1754 Hingham, Sulfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 29 Mar 1837 photo
01 Oct 1762 Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - 14 Sep 1848 photo
abt 1750 Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 21 Mar 1813

M

26 Apr 1745 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay - 1781
1750 Ireland - 04 Feb 1801
28 Sep 1742 Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 1793
abt 1736 Falmouth, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 28 Jul 1815 photo
05 Jan 1763 Biddeford, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 03 Nov 1859 photo
abt 1750 - abt 1818 photo

N

abt 07 Aug 1758 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts - 29 Jul 1825
21 Feb 1753 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 25 Jan 1834 photo
11 Dec 1763 Provincetown, Barnstable, MA - 07 Jul 1849
14 Aug 1737 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - aft 1785 photo
26 Dec 1762 York, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 07 Apr 1836

O

01 Jan 1752 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 02 Jan 1780

O cont.

1744 Kittery, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 05 Sep 1818 photo

P

06 Feb 1762 Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 22 Nov 1822 photo
30 Oct 1749 Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 14 Jan 1833
18 Jan 1765 Berkley, Massachusetts
15 Aug 1761 Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay - 25 Aug 1807 photo

R

abt 1754 England - 01 Jun 1826
26 Dec 1754 Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay - abt 11 Apr 1844
12 Dec 1755 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 29 Jun 1842
18 Aug 1754 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts - aft 1835
31 Oct 1761 Berwick, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 16 Aug 1846
abt 1758 Berwick, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 15 Apr 1838
1753 Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay - 05 Jul 1819
abt 1732 Torbay, Devon, England - 02 Dec 1793

S

23 Nov 1758 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 12 Aug 1836
abt 1737 Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire - abt 1818
25 Jun 1745 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay, New England - Oct 1791
20 Apr 1735 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, New England - 24 Feb 1803
05 Apr 1745 Kittery, York, Province of Maine, Massachusetts Bay - 01 Jan 1827
Jan 1750 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay - abt 1815
bef 11 Dec 1757 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts - 15 Sep 1832

T

09 Jul 1719 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 04 Feb 1819
30 Apr 1755 Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 09 May 1832 photo
22 Apr 1761 St George, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay - 20 Jan 1843
30 Jun 1737 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts - 25 Jan 1814 photo
abt 1742 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 18 Apr 1808
14 Mar 1760 Falmouth, Cumberland, Province of Maine, Massachusetts Bay - 08 Apr 1824

W

11 Jun 1755 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
12 Oct 1743 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 24 Jun 1814
09 Dec 1756 Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay - 29 Sep 1842
23 May 1741 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - Mar 1779
19 May 1743 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts - 11 Oct 1789
Dec 1751 St. Georges Plantation, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 19 Jun 1838




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