Joseph A. Seabury
Joseph Albert Seabury | |
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| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
| Known for | Shipbuilding |
Joseph Albert Seabury[1] was an American sea captain and shipwright known for a high volume of vessels produced in the mid-to-late 19th century during the peak years of shipbuilding in North Yarmouth, Maine (today's Yarmouth).[2][3]
Career
[edit]In the 1840s, Seabury was a sea captain. In 1843, he was in charge of the brig Zoroaster, which was built in Thomaston, Maine, with fellow Mainers Nathaniel Robbins, of Fairfield, and Moses Tolman, of Industry.[4]
Seabury worked with his father, Joseph Sr., at the J. & A. Seabury yards on the eastern side of the Royal River in Yarmouth.[5]
Seabury Jr. also worked at Blanchard Brothers shipyard, which was established in 1857 by former sea captain Sylvanus Blanchard and three of his sons, Paul, Sylvanus Cushing and Perez.[6]
Selected vessels
[edit]Seabury was responsible for the following selected ships:
- Detroit (1855)[7][8]
- Abbie C. Titcomb (1863)[9]
- Admiral[7]
- S. C. Blanchard[7]
- Pacific[7]
- Star[7]
- Casco Lodge (1867)[1]
- Commodore (1879)[7][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Images of America: Yarmouth, Hall, Alan M., Arcadia (2002)
- ^ A Business Directory of the Subscribers to the New Map of Maine With a Brief History and Description of the State, William Willis (1862), p. 48
- ^ The Maine Register, and Business Directory (1856), p. 277
- ^ Whaling in Maine, Charles H. Lagerbom (2020) ISBN 9781439670552
- ^ Yarmouth Revisited, Amy Aldredge, p. 68
- ^ "Shipbuilding in Yarmouth" – Yarmouth Historical Society
- ^ a b c d e f "NRHP nomination for S.C. Blanchard House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ^ Ship Registers and Enrollments of New Orleans, Louisiana: 1851–1860, Survey of Federal Archives (U.S.) (1941), p. 66
- ^ "Crew-lists for Maine-registered sailing vessels" – Maine Historical Society
- ^ Yarmouth Revisited, Amy Aldredge, p. 70
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