John Lillie (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: John Lillie
Year of Build:: 1847

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Grace Point, Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John (Little) Lillie
Ownership Notes:: Taylor, Francis H., (1847); Payson, H. R., (1849); Hubbard, C. T., (1850); Means, C., (1852); Wageland, G. A., (1854-1855); Thomson, F., (1861-1862); Olsen, S., (1862); Kelly, Catherine, (1863); Wingland, G. W., (1864);
Master(s):: Keaho, J., (1849); Booth, R., (1850); Means, C., (1852); Wageland, G. A., (1854-1855); Thomson, F., (1861-1862); Corbet, R., (1863);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 81' Width/Beam: 19' 5" Depth: 6' 1"

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 95 + 85/95

Enrollments/Registration

August 26, 1847: Port: Chicago Number: 52 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-14-1848
June 14, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-22-1849
September 22, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 47 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-25-1850
September 25, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 56 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-13-1852
July 13, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-23-1854
June 23, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 81 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-1-1855
June 1, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 41 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-25-1861
March 25, 1861: Port: Milwaukee Number: 21 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1862
April 8, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-25-1862
August 25, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 24 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-26-1863
February 26, 1863: Port: Milwaukee Number: 38 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, John Lillie (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/1/1849, east of the North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, capsized and righted, (no cargo), $1, 000 loss;
2. 4/2/1852, Chicago, ashore and released, (fish), $400 loss;
3. 7/2/1853, near Gross Point, Lake Michigan, capsized 3 miles from land and towed into port, (lumber);
4. 11/00/1857, total loss, $900 loss;
5. 11/00/1869, ashore near St. Joseph's, Lake Michigan, and released;

Notes

General notes:: 1857, noted as "John Lilley" and built at Grace Point;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:

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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