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Sea-flower (4) 1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant Sloop
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Charles BainsBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
Added
John ScottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
Update
La Vengeance (20) 1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
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Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Woodcot (Unknown) 1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Raymond (Unknown) 1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
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Cassandra (26) 1720-1723
Pirate 26 Gun
6th Rate Ship
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Cassandra (26) 1719-1720
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Richard LazenbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1719-1723
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Boston

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Type : Port
Founded : 1630/09/07
Location(s) : Massachusetts - United States - New England
Nationality : 1691 - 1707 Kingdom of England
->1776United States of America
->1707 - 1776 Great Britain

Associated Locations

+ Charlestown - Port
- Charlestown Navy Yard - Naval Dockyard
  → 1874-2016 Boston Navy Yard

Offices associated with Boston and related locations

Events at Boston

c.1654Birth of
Wentworth PaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1729
1704/11/13Birth of
Wentworth PaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736
1709/09/29Birth of
Joseph GerrishBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1756-1773
1729/01/22Death of
Wentworth PaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1729
1743/10/12Birth of
John Foster WilliamsAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1791
1748/05/03Launched
Boston (24) 1748-1752
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
BWAS-1714
1759/05/16Birth of
Sir Isaac Coffin (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1830
1761/01Birth of
Sir Benjamin HallowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1830
1768/03/18Launched
Sultana (Lightly Armed) 1768-1773
British Lightly Armed Gun
Unrated Schooner
BWAS-1714
1775/05/11Launched
Liberty (8) 1775-1777
American 8 Gun
Unrated Ship
1779/12/28Launched
Wilkes (14) 1779-1780
American 14 Gun
Privateer Sloop
BWAS-1714
1780/02/01Birth of
David PorterAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1826
1781Launched
Belisarius (20) 1781-1781
American 20 Gun
Privateer Ship
NRAR
1781/08/07Launched
Belisarius (20) 1781-1783
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
BWAS-1714
1797/10/21Launched
Constitution (44) 1797-1797
American 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1799/05/20Launched
Boston (28) 1799-1814
American 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1814/06/24Death of
John Foster WilliamsAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1791
1817/05/30Death of
Tristram DaltonAmerican
Ship Owner
Service 1776
1825/07/12Death of
Walter AbbotAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1825
1829/07/19Death of
John LordAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1817-1829
1885/03/01Death of
George Henry PrebleAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1835-1878

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

NRARAuthority, Digital Book

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