Chicago (Steamer, 1835)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Kenzie, John, (1835); Kenzie, Robert, (1835); Brown, Hiram, (1835); Gord, Joseph, (1835); Beeson, Jacob, (1835); Winslow, S. E., (1835); Niles, (1835); Wright, John F., (1836); Appleby, Gillman, (1844);
Master(s):: Wright, John F., (1836-1841); Edmunds, John L., (1844);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 20, 1835: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 3-7-1836
March 7, 1836: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 4-21-1840
April 21, 1840: Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1844
May 7, 1844: Port: Buffalo Number: 28 of 1844
View document online; Next document: (Abandoned 1846)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Chicago (1835-1846)
Nationality:: American (1835-1846)
Chronology:: 1. 11/28/1839, Erie, (frozen in ice), was towed into Erie, Pennsylvania by the Steamer, Chicago;
2. 11/17/1842, Cattaraugus Creek, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 00/00/00, a bayou of the St. Joseph River, sank and raised after 2 or 3 years;

Notes

General notes:: Built near mouth of Hickory Creek (1834-1835);
She ran Chicago to St. Joseph in 1835;
Machinery: high pressure engine;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 638;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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