Saturday, November 26, 2022

Bailey, Hiram - 1856

Name: Hiram Bailey
Death Date:  31 May 1856
Ship:  Schooner Watchman
Age at Death:  43
Resident of Nantucket:  Yes
Details:  Captain.  Drowned when his boat was upset trying to land at Bonavista, Cape Verde Islands.  He was buried at Bonavista.  He left behind a wife and four children.  Shipping flags at the Nantucket wharves were set at half-mast, and the door of the "Pacific Room" was draped with an ensign with a black border.
~ Nantucket Historical Association

You can visit the memorial page for Capt Hiram Bailey.

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