From: Searsport, Maine, USA
Ship:
Cargo/Fishing:
Coming from: Boston, MA, USA
Going to: Bucksville, South Carolina, USA
Date of Last Location:
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Cemetery of Memorial: Bowditch Cemetery
Town/State: Searsport, Maine, USA
Lost at Sea
On his passage from Boston
to Bucksville, S. C.
Oct. 18, 1854
Age 26 ys 1 m
I suspect the ship ran into a Hurricane on it's way south. However, research shows that the last storm system came through on Oct. 22. Otherwise, this would be the storm as it followed a track that would have interfered with the ship. The second to last system came through Sept. 18-19, but is in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| 1854 Atlantic Hurricane Season Map. 5 storms. I believe the longest storm is the fifth one and the short one in the Gulf of Mexico is the fourth storm. |
Bucksville, South Carolina was a boat building community and harbor. The Clipper, "Henrietta" was build there. Here is a little more about Bucksville's history as a shipping harbor. How did they become the port they are today? Leave it up to a Mainer!:
http://scmaritimemuseum.org/henrietta-the-largest-wooden-ship-built-in-sc
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| South Carolina Maritime Museum- "Henrietta" |
