Ellen (Schooner, 1793)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chatham, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: James Baker*
Ownership Notes:: British Government, (1793- ); Fearson, John, (1809); Beafrere, (1810); Pattinson, Richard, (1812-1813);
Master(s):: Fearson, John, (1810-1811); McIntosh, Alexander, (1813);

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Ellen (1793- )
Nationality:: British (1793- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1810, St. Joseph, ashore and released;
2. 6/15/1813, Thames River, taken into the British service as a transport;
3. 10/3/1813, Thames River, burned to prevent her falling into the hands of the Americans by order of Major
General Proctor;

Notes

General notes:: * James Baker ordered her to be built for the British Government at the falls of Tecumish River;
She was chartered by R. H. Hones & David Baird, (10/20/1812);
**Noted as 1/3 and not given in ninety fifths;
The British take over Schooner, Ellen, on 6/15/1813 for public service and she was used in an attack on Fort Meigs;
Vessel burned to prevent her falling into the hands of the enemy under the orders of Major General Procter.
In 1906, Clarence M. Burton, President of the Michigan Pioneer Historical Society, identified a hulk in the Thames River above Pikeochler or (Pikeodle) as being the "Ellen". He purchased the hulk, but was not allowed to remove her from her present position.
The vessel was noted at Port Mackinac in 1809.
She cleared Erie, Pennsylvania, on 8/17/1810, 9/18/1810, 9/26/1810;
10/20/1813, she is on Lake Erie running from Detroit to Buffalo
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Schooner Days, #105;
3. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol.15, p. 446, 451, 457, 484;
4. Buffalo Gazette: 10/20/1812;
5. Burton Historical Collection, Vol. II, p. 668;
6. Erie, Pennsylvania custom records;
7. Port Mackinac manifests, (1806-1812);

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