Capt. Roswell Baldwin

Roswell B. Baldwin, son of Sylvester Baldwin and Esther Brown, was b. April 22,1818; m. in 1849 to Hannah Miles; she d. May 2,1872. He was a shipmaster.

Children were: Ida (1851), Sylvester (1856), and Roswell B. (1859).

Roswell was the captain of the Isaac Allerton, which wrecked off Key West during a hurricane in 1856.

He is the great-great-grandfather of the famed "Baldwin brothers" group of actors: Alec, Billy, Stephen, and Daniel.

Notes

• 1870 census shows family in Brooklyn NY (many LDS misspellings)
• The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881 (1881), Author: Baldwin, C. C. (Charles Candee), 1834-1895, Subject: Baldwin family, Publisher: Cleveland, O, [Leader printing company], Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT, Pg. 253,265
• 1885 obit
• Find a grave
• < http://keysnews.com/node/40871 >
• < http://rdsouther.com/p570.htm#i17083 >

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Roswell B. Baldwin Sea Captain ship "The Isaac Allerton" Shipwrecked off Key West during a hurricane & Survived The wreckage is still being salvaged as of 2011 and portions have been on exhibit at the Shipwreck Museum in Key West for years.... profile picture is of his belongings at the Museum as per Brian Maloney family member of Salvage team connected with this wreck since it's date of sinking....