Historical records matching Capt. Alexander Grant Smith Palmer
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About Capt. Alexander Grant Smith Palmer
DENISON GENEALOGY, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN GEORGE DENISON, Of Stonington Connecticut, by John Denison Baldwin and William Clift, Worcester, MA, 1881, p 13
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 524
Alexander Palmer, born 1806, and his brother Nathaniel, born seven years earlier, went to sea at an early age. Nathaniel became a ship's master before his 19th birthday as did Alexander by the time he was 21. They were young men who ventured into the most desolate regions of the world in search of profits from sealing and whaling.
For the next twenty years the two brothers distinguished themselves as career captains sailing packet and clipper ships to Europe and the Orient. In 1840 Alexander was presented with a gold medal by Queen Victoria for rescuing the crew of the shipwrecked Eugenie. After his retirement from the sea, Alexander served as a representative and senator in the Connecticut Legislature. He died in 1894.
Capt. Alexander Grant Smith Palmer's Timeline
1806 |
January 26, 1806
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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1840 |
November 16, 1840
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Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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1843 |
May 29, 1843
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Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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1845 |
July 21, 1845
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Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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1847 |
1847
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Stonington, New London, CT, United States
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1894 |
October 22, 1894
Age 88
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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