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.
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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