Edward Bancroft (Schooner, 1836)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Point Peninsula, New York*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George S. Rand
Ownership Notes:: Foster, Rauban H., (1836); Bancroft, E. C., (1837); Carter, Roswell, (1838); Treat, Henry H., (1838); Rice, John, (1839);
Parsons, P. S., (1839); Durfee, Philo, (1839); Kingman, George G., (1839); Hocox, William H., (1840); Kinnie, Henry M.,
(1841);
Master(s):: Benjamin, J. C., (1837-1838); Freeman, Francis H., (1838-1839); Bundy, Marshall, (1839); Norton, James, (1839-1840); Perkins, A. D., (1840-1841);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 9, 1836: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 10 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-1-1837
April 1, 1837: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-7-1838
June 7, 1838: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1839
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April 27, 1839: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-13-1839
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September 13, 1839: Port: Buffalo Number: 26 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1840
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April 25, 1840: Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-23-1841
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April 23, 1841: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Edward Bancroft (1836-1842)
Nationality:: American (1836-1842)
Chronology:: 1. 11/30/1837, Buffalo, ashore and released;
2. 11/5/1838, Ashtabula, collision with schooner, Robert Burns, and repaired;
3. 10/3/1840, Buffalo, ashore and released, (flour and wheat);
4. 11/18/1842, St. Joseph, ashore, $4, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: * Point Peninsula is located in Jefferson County, New York;
Sources:: 1. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 638
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 11/30/1837, 10/3/1840;
6. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 11/28/1837;
7. Cleveland Daily Herald & Gazette: 11/28/1837, 11/7/1838, 10/6/1840, 10/7/1840;
8. Daily Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 11/23/1837;
9. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;
10. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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