Hello, Would anyone on the list have anyn facts on captain Eli Knowlton born 1853 whose ship the "Ladysmith" sunk in Boston Harbor (New York ??) Eli was one of six brothers who were ships captain in Advocate, son of Captain James Knowlton. Thanks for any help, Cheers, Elaine Ps. Thanks for the oatmeal cake details.
Elaine, According to records of the United States Life-Saving Service, the predecessor of the United States Coast Guard: LADY SMITH Barquentine, Parrsboro, NS, 775 tons; Master not named; disabled on 10 March 1909 west by southwest of US Life-Saving Station Fisher's Island on the coasts of Rhode Island during a voyage from Providence, RI to New Haven, Conn. without cargo, value of vessel $1,400; four persons on board - four saved; four persons at station for 16 days. SOURCE: Duncanson, John Victor, Nova Scotia Vessels Shipwrecked or Disabled in United States Coastal Waters, 1875-1914 Sorry, no mention of Capt. Eli Knowlton. Regards, John Elaine English wrote: > Hello, > Would anyone on the list have anyn facts on captain Eli Knowlton born 1853 whose ship the "Ladysmith" sunk in Boston Harbor (New York ??) > Eli was one of six brothers who were ships captain in Advocate, son of Captain James Knowlton. > > Thanks for any help, > Cheers, Elaine > Ps. Thanks for the oatmeal cake details. > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >
Can't help you with your question but I do have a picture of the Capt and some other family memebers posted at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/kerrpics7.htm 4th row down and the 2nd and 3rd pic's from the left. Take care, Phil On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:36:18 -0300 John Wilson <j.d.wilson@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Elaine, > According to records of the United States Life-Saving >Service, the > predecessor of the United States Coast Guard: > > LADY SMITH > Barquentine, Parrsboro, NS, 775 tons; Master not named; >disabled on 10 > March 1909 west by southwest of US Life-Saving Station >Fisher's Island > on the coasts of Rhode Island during a voyage from >Providence, RI to New > Haven, Conn. without cargo, value of vessel $1,400; four >persons on > board - four saved; four persons at station for 16 days. > > SOURCE: Duncanson, John Victor, Nova Scotia Vessels >Shipwrecked or > Disabled in United States Coastal Waters, 1875-1914 > > Sorry, no mention of Capt. Eli Knowlton. > Regards, > John > > Elaine English wrote: >> Hello, >> Would anyone on the list have anyn facts on captain Eli >>Knowlton born 1853 whose ship the "Ladysmith" sunk in >>Boston Harbor (New York ??) >> Eli was one of six brothers who were ships captain in >>Advocate, son of Captain James Knowlton. >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Cheers, Elaine >> Ps. Thanks for the oatmeal cake details.