Mary G. Bonsteel (Schooner, 1845)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mary G. Bonsteel
Year of Build:: 1845

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Barber
Ownership Notes:: Humble, George, (1845); Strunach, Adam, (1845); Davis, John, (1845-1847); Norris, G. D., (1850); Mitchell, H. A., (1854); Doolittle, E. M., (1857); Wilson, L., (1859); Christy, H., (1861); Culver, H. R., (1861); Willey, William, (1862); Culver, J. B., (1864); Culver, C., (1864);
Master(s):: Davis, Thoomas, (1845); Stewart, James, (1847); Mcwayne, L., (1850); Brown, H. J., (1854); Reid, J. A., (1857); 'Wilson, L., (1859); Chridsty, H., (1861); Culver, J. R., (1861); Wiley, William, (1862);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1845)

Hull Dimensions

1845: Length: 85' 8" Width/Beam: 18' 9" Depth: 7' 2"

Tonnage

1845: Gross: 105 + 65/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 31, 1845: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 8-20-1847
August 20, 1847: Port: Chicago Number: 45 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-28-1849
April 28, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 21 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-21-1850
May 21, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 43 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Missing; Next document: Milwaukee 4-27-1854
May 13, 1853*: Port: Milwaukee Number: 18 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1857
April 27, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 42 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1857
April 14, 1857**: Port: Chicago Number: 34 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Chicago 5-24-1859
May 24, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-9-1860
August 9, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 64 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-9-1860
November 9, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 86 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-8-1861
April 8, 1861: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-21-1861
November 21, 1861: Port: Chicago Number: 102 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-11-1862
September 11, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 153 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Mary G. Bonsteel (1845- )
Nationality:: American (1845- )
Chronology:: 1. 12/00/1855, Chicago, ashore on a bar and released, sank, (lumber), raised, $1, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
**Tonnage is given as 103 + 55/95, which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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