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Sebra Crooker had a shipyard at the Stockton shore at the foot of what is now Middle Street. It was called Crooker's Yard. Mr. Crooker built two schooners in this yard: the "George and William," launched in 1837; and the "Redwing," launched in 1838. Mr. Crooker was the master workman on many other vessels. Several other builders used the Crooker Yard.
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The old Crooker Yard came into its own again during World War 1. Mrs. Carrie Gardner suggested to George S. Wardwell that ship building might be resumed in this yard, where Mr. Wardwell's father, David D. Wardwell, had been a noted mas- ter workman for so many years. As a result, Mr. Wardwell visited Stockton in 1917 and talked over the idea with several prominent business men. A building corporation was incorpo- rated and called the Stockton Yard, Inc. The officers were: Herbert L. Hopkins, President; William H. Morrison, vice- president; Charles M. Taylor of Wellesley, Mass., treasurer; Lincoln Garnder, assistant treasurer; and George H. Hopkins, accountant. Mr. George Wardwell made a model of the first vessel built in the newly opened yard. She was the schooner, "Helen Swanzy," launched April 11, 1918. Miss Eleanor Gard- ner, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln A. Gardner, christened the vessel.
Soon after the launching of the first vessel, Mr. Wardwell went to Sandy Point Yard as master builder. James Manley Parker replaced Mr. Wardwell at the Stockton Yard. Bosses at the yard were: ironwork, Hiriam O. Eaton; carpenter, Luther Ames; liner, Norman Nickerson; beveler, M. C. Her- rick; planker, Frank Larrabee, fastener, Percy Kneeland; calker, E. L. Snowman; painter, Reed Lowell; rigger, Henry Gardner; spar maker, Clyde Merrithew.
The second vessel, the "Gladys M. Taylor," was launched December 17, 1918. Miss Gladys Taylor was the sponsor for her namesake. The "Ernest A. Mills" was launched April 2, 1919. She was sponsored by Miss Florence Mills. Mrs. Wil- liam Morrison christened the next vessel, the "Herbert L. Raw- ling." The Rawling was launched September 25, 1919. The "Maurice R. Thurlow" slid down the ways May 20, 1920. She was sponsored by Mrs. Maurice E. Thurlow. The last schooner built at this yard was the "Alcaeus H. Hooper," launched December 28, 1920. She was christened by Mrs. George H. Hopkins. Two barges, called barge No. 7, and barge No. 8, were built in 1921. Then again this famous old yard became idle.
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Some interesting facts about the above vessels are: The "Gladys Taylor" and the "A. Ernest Mills" were built to the same model as the "Helen Swanzey." They were each two hundred tons larger because of an additional deck and a greater fore-rake. The "Herbert L. Rawling" cost $90,000 but was sold at an auction in Boston, in 1929, to the Lewis K. Thurlow Shipping Firm for $1600. The "Waukomis," built at Sandy Point, was scrapped without ever seeing service. The "Al- brook," built at Sandy Point, was towed to Baltimore in 1921 and rebuilt into the barge, "Montgomery." The "Gladys Tay- lor" was wrecked on Malcolm's Ledge in Penobscot Bay in 1928 in a heavy fog. As the tide ebbed, she broke in two. The "Ernest Mills" was rammed and sank by the destroyer "Childs" April 29, 1929. She was loaded with salt. Later, the salt dis- solved and the "A. Ernest Mills" came to the surface. The "Sandy Point," built at Sandy Point, was renamed the "New- port." She foundered, August 18, 1946, fourteen miles off shore between Asbury Park and Long Beach, N. J. One seaman was lost. The "Searsport," built at Sandy Point, parted her tow-line off Barneget gas-buoy on February 4, 1926. She dis- appeared with her crew of four men.
In the spring of 1845, two brothers, C. S. and Oliver Fletcher, formed a partnership for shipbuilding. They built at the Crook- er Yard, where they owned the property jointly with Sebra Crooker. They launched twenty vessels between 1845 and 1875.
In 1846, N. G. Hichborn formed a shipbuilding business. His yard was at the cove on the east side of Merrithew's Point. He built forty-two vessels between the years 1846 and 1874. Twenty-seven of these vessels were built in his own yard. He built six vessels in the McGilvery Yard; three vessels in the Crooker Yard; and six vessels in the Mill Yard. In 1865, and during the four years that Mr. Hichborn was State Treasurer, the management of the shipbuilding business was turned over to John Littlefield. Four vessels were built during that time. Mr. Hichborn's last vessel was on the stocks at the time of his death in the fall of 1874.
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In 1852, Henry McGilvery opened a shipyard in the revine just west of the Crooker Yard. He built nine vessels between the years 1851 and 1857. He also built one vessel at the Crooker Yard. Later, he moved to Belfast where he made his home and built vessels there.
In 1868, Mudgett and Libby opened a yard at Fort Point Cove, near Lowder's Brook. They launched two vessels before 1864. In 1864, the senior member of the firm retired in favor of his only son. The firm was renamed Mudgett, Libby and Griffin. That company sent out eleven large vessels before the close of 1871. In 1869 or 1870, that yard was transferred to the Mill Cove where they had a large mill. Joseph W. Thompson was a co-owner in the lumber mill. The company. built three vessels at the Mill Yard.
In 1864, Henry Staples started building vessels. He built eight vessels between 1864 and 1874. All of his vessels were built at the McGilvery Yard.
John and Charles Staples built three brigs at the Mill Yard between the years 1842 and 1846.
Other builders were: Phineas Pendleton, one vessel at the Park Shore; Charles Atherton, one vessel at Kidders Point, T. Crockett, one two-masted schooner, the "Hornet," which was built in 1881, in Capt. Josiah Colcord's dooryard .* After she was finished, she was hauled to the shore by ox-teams. In 1823, Eben Griffin built the schooner, "Violet," in J. Ford's dooryard. In 1839, Sebra Crooker built the schooner, "Tyrene," in his own dooryard .* Simeon Fletcher built three ships at Crooker's Yard; Crooker and Treat built one vessel at the Crooker Yard; James Treat built one vessel at the Crooker Yard; Joseph Ames built two vessels at the Mill Yard; Amos Dickey built one vessel at the Crooker Yard; Staples and Mudgett built three vessels at the Mill Yard; Jason Marden built one vessel at the Mill Yard; Daniel Goodell built one vessel at the Crooker Yard;
* Josiah Colcord lived in the house now owned by Mrs. Hortense Heath. Sebra Crooker lived in the house now owned by Mrs. Grace Gardner.
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Rendell, Staples and Co. built one vessel at the Crooker Yard; Willard Mudgett built two vessels at the McGilvery Yard and three vessels at the Lowder Brook Yard; Staples and Mudgett built three vessels at the Mill Yard; and Horace Staples built one vessel at the Hichborn Yard.
There are records of sixty-six builders and building compa- nies. They were: Robert Hichborn, Crawford Staples John Clifford, Sebra Crooker, Stowers and Staples, John and Charles Staples, C. S. & O. Fletcher, N. G. Hichborn, James Rendell, Phineas Pendleton, Charles Atherton, Thomas Crockett, Eben Griffin, Simeon Fletcher, Crooker and Treat, James Treat, Joseph Ames, Amos Dickey, Staples and Mudgett, Henry McGilvery, Jason Marden, Daniel Goodell, Rendell, Staples and Co., Willard Mudgett, Mudgett and Libby, Mudgett, Libby and Griffin (Alvah Mudgett, George W. Libby and Andrew D. Griffin), Henry S. Staples, Horace Staples, Robert French, Thomas Runnells, Colcord, Berry and Co .** , Alex- ander Black, H. V. J. French, B. F. Rice, J. H. Shute, Black and French, James Staples, Thomas Blanchard, Henry Shute, Alfred Ridley, Stockton Yard, Inc., U. S. Shipping Board, William Griffin, Francis W. Rhoades, James Blanchard, Jr., Henry Matthews, Josiah Ames, George W. Mudgett, Ben- jamin Tripp, William McGilvery, John Carver, James Nichols, J. Rhoades, William Nichols, Levi Mudgett, Hiriam Crooker, Andrew Wescott, William Merrithew, Joseph Mellus, Peter C. Clark, John Littlefield, John Shirley, John Farrow, James Perkins and Jotham Staples.
The Yards were: Sears Yard; Park Shore Yard; Stowers and Staples; Colcord, Mudgett and Co., at Sandy Point, Colcord and Berry Co. Yard in Sandy Point (which was the same yard as Colcord, Mudgett and Co.); B. F. Rice Yard, in Sandy Point (this yard was near the Colcord and Berry Yard); Mud- gett and Libby Yard at Lowder Brook; Mudgett, Libby and
** Mr. Mudgett withdrew from the firm of Colcord and Mudgett and Nicholas Berry, Cassius C. Roberts and Fred Fowler joined with Mr. Colcord to form Colcord, Berry and Co.
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Griffin (which was the same yard as Mudgett and Libby); Lowder Brook Yard; Crooker Yard at the foot of Middle Street; McGilvery Yard which was just west of the Crooker Yard; C. S. & O. Fletcher Yard (which was the same yard as the Crooker Yard); Mill Yard which was on the west side of the Mill Cove; Hichborn Yard which was on the east side of Merrithew Point; and Kidder Point Yard.
Some of the master workmen were: Jotham Staples, John Farrow, Samuel Noyes, Sebra Crooker, James Nichols, Eben Griffin, William Nichols, James Blanchard, E. Holt, Marshall Dutch, Joseph Jackson, Miles Huntford, Edwin Griffin, Robert French, Levi Mudgett, John Littlefield, Hiriam Crooker, William G. Moulton, William Brown, Thomas Runnells, T. M. Richardson, Andrew Wescott, J. Goodwin, H. E. Shute, Albion Goodhue, Joel Perkins, T. R. Perkins, David D. Wardwell, A. J. Crooker, Joshua Partridge, J. P. Perkins, James Crooker, Holly Bean, Seth Ames, H. H. Shute, Samuel Keys, N. H. Carter, John J. Wardwell, George S. Wardwell, James M. Parker and Luther Ames.
One of the best known master-builders was Sebra Crooker. The author has referred to his work in a previous chapter. Another master workman who was famous for his skill was Capt. David Dunbar Wardwell. Capt. Wardwell was a sea captain for many years. After he retired from the sea, he be- came a master builder. He was born in Castine, November 19, 1824 and died in Rockland, Maine, January 21, 1892. His wife never went to sea but she was an expert on navigation and taught navigation for many years. Capt. Wardwell moved his family to Stockton in December, 1861. He worked in the yard of N. G. Hichborn. It was in this yard that his four sons, John, Frank, Arthur and George learned their trades. All of the sons followed trades related to the sea. During the Civil War, Capt. Wardwell served as a lieutenant in the Second Maine Regiment.
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George Steers Wardwell, a son of Capt. David Wardwell, was born June 14, 1857, at Castine, Maine. Mr. Wardwell is still living and during his lifetime he has built one hundred and ten vessels, ranging in size from row boats to ships four hundred feet in length. In 1916, he designed and built the four-masted schooner, "Helen Swanzy," at Stockton Yard. She was two hundred feet long. Mr. Wardwell has built ships at Newbury, Mass., Lake Monroe, Sanford, Florida; Mt. Clements, Michi- gan (1886-1890); and South Boston. He worked fourteen years for the Lawley Yacht Works in South Boston, Mass., which was owned by the George Lawley Corp. In 1890, Mr. Ward- well moved to Rockland, Maine where he built small yachts. Mr. Wardwell is now retired and lives in East Weymouth, Mass. After the Hichborn Yard closed in Stockton, where Mr. Wardwell learned his trade, he went to sea for four years.
John Justus Wardwell, son of Capt. David Dunbar Ward- well and Sarah Starr Wardwell, was born May 31, 1852, at Penobscot (now Castine). In December, 1861, the Wardwell family moved to Stockton where John Wardwell, at the age of fourteen years, started to learn his trade in the Hichborn Yard. He worked under the tutelage of his father until he was twenty- one years old, at which time he became a master-builder. In 1873, he built his first vessel, the schooner, "Walter E. Palmer." She had a carrying capacity of two hundred tons and was owned by Capt. Horace Staples of Stockton. That vessel was built from a model. Mr. Wardwell became famous for his ship models. In 1874, he built the bark, "Elmiranda," and in 1875, the bark "George E. Kremmelburg." Other Stockton vessels which he built were: the schooner "Waukomis," at Sandy Point, in 1919; the steamer "Albrook," at Sandy Point, in 1919; and the "Searsport" in Sandy Point, in 1919. Mr. Wardwell built vessels in Belfast for the firm of Brown and McDonald; in Searsport, where he worked on the vessel "R. R. Thomas," which was built by E. Dunbar for Capt. J. C. Nichols; at Bath; at Camden, where he built twenty vessels for H. M. Bean; and in Rockland for Cobb, Butler and Co. Mr. Wardwell retired
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from building in 1926 and became Inspector and Surveyor for the American Bureau of Shipping at Rockland, Maine. During his life, Mr. Wardwell built eighty-three vessels and designed more than one hundred and fifty. Mr. Wardwell died at the age of ninety-one years, in October, 1943, at Rockland, Maine.
In 1873, Mr. Wardwell married Mary D. Berry, daughter of Capt. Emery Berry of Stockton. They had five children: Lib- beus B., David D., Mrs. Clifford Hamilton, Mrs. Faustie Miller and Mrs. L. M. Chandler. Mrs. Chandler is the only child of Mr. Wardwell who is now living. She lives in Portland, Maine.
Mrs. Edna Wardwell Clements (Mrs. Charles R. Clements), daughter of Arthur Wardwell, owns several half-models which were made by her grandfather, Capt. David Wardwell. These models are called scale models and are the forerunners of the present day blueprints. She also owns a quadrant which was used by her grandfather. Mrs. Clements lives at Potter Place, N. H.
Another master builder, T. M. Richardson, was noted for being an inventor. He invented the railroad coupling. In some old records was the following agreement: Stockton Sp'gs, Maine, February 18, 1893, For the consideration fo five dollars to me in hand paid, I sell and convey to Lewis J. Snell, Stock- ton Springs, (1/8), one eighth of an alledge improvement for fastening mailbags, the same now on exhibition over J. M. Ames and Son's Store, said Snell, to be entitled to all improve- ments that may be made upon said fastening by paying his proportionate part of cost of same. T. M. Richardson, In- ventor, Witness, A. M. Ames.
Some of the masters of Prospect-Stockton built vessels, many of whom came from two towns, were: Henry Allerton, David Ames, William Barnes, David N. Berry, Emery Berry, William Berry, Zetham Berry, Josiah Berry, Alexander Black, Jacob Black, Arthur Blake, Charles Blanchard, James Blanch- ard, Thomas Blanchard, S. P. Blanchard, William T. Blanch- ard, - Bramhall, A. W. Clark, William Clewley, Edward
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Clifford, Edwin Clifford, N. G. Clifford, Jacob Clifford, Thomas Clifford, John Clifford, William Clifford, George Coffin, John Cody, Josiah Colcord, Melvin E. Colcord, William D. Colcord, Paul Conner, John Crockett, Thomas Crockett, Charles Crockett, George Crockett, James Crocker, Charles Crocker, James Cousins, John Cousins, James Crowell, Peter H. Crow- ell, - Day, Isaac Dailey, William Dennison, Ralph Dev- ereaux, Andrew Dickey, Isaac B. Dickey, - Dunbar, Wil- liam Eation, Peter Ellis, Stephen Ellis, Alexander Erskine, Delmont Fletcher, William Fletcher, Frank French, Josiah A. French, Joel French, Robert French, Isaac C. French, William French, Fred Gilmore, Elbridge Ginn, S. M. Grant, Manley Grant, Japeth Grant, John Gordon, John Griffin, Andrew D. Griffin, Alexander Griffin, Ezra B. Griffin, Joseph Griffin, Peleg P. Griffin, Joshua Gross, Joseph Harriman, Otis L. Harriman, Lyman Harriman, F. D. Harriman, G. W. Harring- ton, John Heagan, A. Henderson, J. F. Hichborn, Robert Hich- born, T. M. Hichborn, William Hichborn, Henry A. Hichborn, Wilson Hichborn, J. S. Hopkins, John Ingraham, Nathan Ide, Freeman Kelley, E. Kneeland, Isaac Lampher, William Libby, Edward Littlefield, Ralph Morse, William McGilvery, Jere- miah Mudgett, George W. Mudgett, K. Nash, James Nichols, James L. Nichols, James Nickerson, F. J. Norton, Alexander Nichols, John Odom, Ebenezer Otis, F. A. Otis, John L. Panno, John Park, Samuel Park, Benjamin Park, Bentley Park, Hul- bert Park, Isaac Park, William H. Park, Henry R. Partridge, L. M. Partridge, James Partridge, J. A. Partridge, Augustus Patterson, Joel Perkins, Charles Pendleton, Greene Pendleton, Phineas Pendleton, Jr., A. Peterson, William Pierce, William Porter, Charles S. Rendell, William Rendell, B. F. Rice, Thomas Runnels, George Richardson, Alfred Ridley, William H. Rogers, Alexander Segar, Henry E. Segar, Isaac H. Shute, Henry E. Shute, Josiah F. Shute, Jeremiah Sweetzer, Robert S. Small, Walter Smith, Albert Staples, Crawford Staples, James Staples, Jr., George W. Staples, Everett Staples, Josiah Staples, Peleg Staples, Levi Staples, William Staples, James Rendell, Clifford
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L. Stowers, Samuel A. Stowers, James Treat, Daniel F. Weeks, and James Wright.
Some captains listed for Prospect-built ships were: William Andrews, William Dickey, Samuel French, Benjamin Hanley, Otis L. Harriman, Willard Mudgett, Littleton Reed, Samuel Keys and Stephen Springer.
In some old records the fate of some of the early seafarers were recorded:
Henry L. Segar was born in Stockton, Maine, June 23, 1835. He sailed as master of the brigs, "Daniel Boone" and "T. J. McGuire." The latter was built for him. He died October 28, 1866.
Horace C. Clifford was born in Prospect, Maine, March 1, 1836. He died at sea September 24, 1891, while master of the bark, "Nereid," on a voyage to Valparaiso, Chile.
George W. Harrington was born in Prospect, Maine, Sept- ember 3, 1829. He commanded several vessels, one of them was the brig, "J. H. Dillingham," which was built for him in Stockton. He died in Stockton, June 4, 1886.
Joseph Griffin was born in what is now Stockton Springs, Maine, March 29, 1843. He was in the Navy during the Civil War and was a quartermaster and master's mate for three years. He died at sea, April 19, 1874, while master of the schooner, "John C. Libby."
Charles L. Blanchard was born in Prospect, Maine, October 21, 1829. He was commander of the schooner, "Mary Emily," the bark, "Lorena," and the schooner, "Guiding Star." The "Guiding Star" was built for him. He died at Stockton, Maine, July 11, 1885.
Samuel Grafton Staples was born in Prospect ,Maine, Nov- ember 23, 1845. He once commanded the brig, "Salista." On August 8, 1886, he saided from Hong Kong, China in the bark, "Abbie Carver," for Callao, Peru. The vessel and crew were never heard from after sailing.
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Hezekiah Harriman was born in Prospect, Maine, January 22, 1821, He was a soldier in the Mexican War but spent most of his life at sea. For several years he was master of a clipper ship which ran between New York and China. He died in Stockton, Maine, May 22, 1890.
Henry Albert Patterson was born in Prospect, Maine, March 12, 1836. He died at Port Cabello, Central America, June 1889. At the time of his death, he was master of the brig, Julia Blake and was the agent for her owners.
Samuel Park Blanchard was born in Prospect, Maine, Oct- ober 8, 1838. He commanded the barks "Lorena" and "Quick- step"; the brig "Caprera"; and the schooner "Sylvan" which was built for him at Stockton. He died in Jersey City, N. J., August 14, 1889.
Isaac B. Dickey was born in Prospect, Maine, June 10, 1832. He was lost at sea in 1884 while enroute from Manila to San Francisco. He had been master of the ship "Florida" which burned in the port of Manila, Philippine Islands. He then took Passage home in the ship "Levi C. Wade" which was bound for San Francisco. The ship and all on board were lost and never heard from again.
Edward C. Dickey was born in Prospect, Maine, December 27, 1828. He died at sea, July 30, 1878 while he was master of the bark "Lizzie".
William M. Eaton was born June 27, 1844. He died Jan- uary 15, 1890 in Tampico, Mexico, while master of the schooner "W. W. Hingerford".
Fred Wheeler Fowler was born in Searsport, April 6, 1846. He was a member of the ship building firm of Colcord, Berry and Co. in 1871. He died in Natchez, Mississippi, February 6, 1885.
Bradford Griffin was born in Prospect, Maine, September 10, 1833. He was master of the schooners "Alvando," "Ange- line," "Nancy R. Heagan," and the brigs "Annie D. Torrey,"
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and "Cyclone." He died of fever on board the "Cyclone" while on a voyage from Turk's Island, W. I. to Charleston, S. C. on December 23, 1865.
James A. Partridge was born in Prospect, Maine, May 5, 1825. He commanded the barks "Eventide" and "Alcyone." These barks were built for him in Stockton. He died aboard the "Alcyone," at Cardenas, Cuba, March 16, 1867.
Benjamin F. Partridge was born in Prospect, Maine, Sept- ember 4, 1836. He was in command of the brig "Faustina" of Stockton. While she was at anchor in the harbor of Pensacola, Florida, he and Alex S. Segar, also from Stockton, started for the shore in a small boat. The boat was upset in a squall and both men were drowned. Partridge's body was never recovered.
Alex S. Segar was born in Prospect, Maine, September 4' 1836. He sailed as a captain and was in command of the schooner, "Joseph Segar" at the time he was drowned, Decem- ber 28, 1867. His body was recovered.
Edwin W. Clifford was born July 28, 1833 in what is now Stockton Springs, Maine. He died at sea, April 5, 1872, while master of the brig "Abbie Clifford" on a passage from Pernam- buco, S. A. to New York.
Samuel H. Partridge was born September 10, 1838. He had command of the brig "Anna D. Jordan" and the barks "Fan- nie" and "Indian Belle." He was drowned on the bar of the Columbia River, December 9, 1872, while first officer on an ocean liner.
John F. Libby was born in Castine, Maine, May 11, 1834. He was lost at sea in 1873 while master of the bark, "Topeka." He sailed in February of 1873 bound for Europe but nothing was ever heard of the vessel or crew after she sailed.
James Staples, Jr. was born in Prospect, Maine, April 24, 1823. In early life he commanded the brig, "James Davis" and other vessels. He died in Stockton, May 30, 1878.
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Charles H. Moris of Prospect died of a pistol wound, in Bos- ton, Mass., October 17, 1878.
William Littlefield Libby was born September 10, 1846. His father was John Libby. His mother was Ageline Steele Libby. He began to follow the sea when a boy and arose to command quite early in life. He was master of the schooner, "Walter E. Palmer" which was built for him. He also commanded the schooner, "Jennie Beazley" in West Indian trade. He died October 3, 1881.
Jenas B. Ellis was born in Prospect, Maine, May 24, 1824. He was lost at sea in 1881. He sailed as captain of the schooner, "Walter E. Palmer" in September 1881. The vessel and crew were lost in the Atlantic.
Emery Berry was born in Prospect, Maine, August 23, 1816. He was always a seafaring man. He commanded the brig, "Faustina" and the bark, "Lorena" which was built for him. He retired in the late years of his life because of ill health. He died in Stockton, June 3, 1882.
George M. Rendell was born in 1860. He followed the sea most of his life. He died August 24, 1883.
Otis L. Harriman was born in Prospect, Maine, April 14, 1811. He commanded several vessels; one was the bark, "Montana" which was built for him in Stockton. He died in Stockton, March 17, 1884.
Thomas F. Cummings was born in Prospect, Maine, March 14, 1831. He began going to sea at the age of thirteen. He had been master but at the time of his death was the first officer of the schooner "Warren Adams." He was lost overboard in a gale, October 31, 1887.
William H. Mudgett was born in Prospect, Maine, Septem- ber 27, 1889. He followed the sea and advanced until he was in command of a full-rigged ship. He died in New York, June 21, 1842.
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Isaac Lampher was born in Prospect, Maine, April 10, 1822. He began to follow the sea when a boy and advanced rapidly. He took command at the age of twenty-one. He commanded fourteen different vessels from schooners to ships. He died October 21, 1892.
Henry R. Partridge was born in Prospect, Maine, August 25, 1836. He died in Gibraltar, Spain, January 26, 1880. At the time of his death, he was the master of the brig "Salista" of New York which was built for him at Stockton.
Wilton T. Rendell was born in Prospect, Maine, July 11, 1848. He was drowned near Sandy Hook, at the entrance of New York Harbor, from the barkentine "Henry L. Greeg," November 19, 1886.
Ira Harriman, son of Capt. Rufus Harriman, sailed in 1887 for Montevideo with a load of lumber. He had planned to retire after this voyage. On the return trip the vessel reached Turk's Island in the West Indies but after leaving there the ship and crew was never heard from again.
Willis Rice was lost while on a trip home from Havana, Cuba. His ship and crew were never heard from after sailing from Havana.
Schyler Shute was a mate on the brig "Liberty" when she was wrecked by a severe storm off Cape Hatteras. During the storm Shute died of a heart attack. Another Stockton man on the same ship was Capt. Ralph Devereaux. He was rescued.
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