Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Free Trader (Schooner, 1829)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Free Trader
Year of Build:
1829
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Ignace, L. Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Dousman, Michael, (1830); Fearson, James, (1831); Fearson, George, (1831-1832); Britain, Calvin, (1831-1832); Page, David, (1839);
Master(s):
Belden, Bulter B., (1829-1830); Fearson, George, (1831); Brownell, A. M., (1832);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1829)
Hull Dimensions
1829
Length: 51' 6" Width/Beam: 13' 10 1/2" Depth: 5' 3"
Tonnage
1829
Gross: 33 + 10/95
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Michilimackinac 4-30-1830
April 30, 1830
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 3 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-20-1831
October 20, 1831
   Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-7-1832
June 7, 1832
   Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Free Trader (1829-1839)
Nationality:
American (1829-1839)
Chronology:

1. 10/00/1839, Lake Huron, sank, (all on board were lost);*

Notes
General notes:
*A Canadian schooner with the same name is also present on the Great Lakes at this time.
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michgain; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michgain; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
3. Detroit Free Press: 10/21/1839;
4. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 1/13/1831;
5. Cleveland Herald: 10/23/1839;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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