John Mason

John Mason

male, deceased (1635)
Captain John Mason (1586 - 1635) was born at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. He was a sailor, explorer, cartographer and colonizer and appointed the...
Ferdinando Gorges

Ferdinando Gorges

male, deceased (1647)
Sir Ferdinando Gorges was an early English colonial entrepreneur in North America and founder of the Province of Maine in 1622 although Gorges...
John Rodgers

John Rodgers

male, deceased (1882)
John Rodgers (8 August 1812 - 5 May 1882), son of Commodore John Rodgers, was born near Havre de Grace, Maryland. He was received his appointment...
John L. Porter

John L. Porter

male, deceased (1893)
John L. Porter (1813 - December 14, 1893), whose father was a shipwright at Portsmouth, Virginia, was born in 1813. He became a U.S. Navy civilian...
Catesby Ap Roger Jones

Catesby Ap Roger Jones

male, deceased (1877)
Catesby ap Roger Jones (April 15, 1821 - June 20, 1877) was an officer in the U.S. Navy who became a commander in the Confederate Navy during the...

William Wheelwright

male, 211 years old
William Wheelwright, born March 18, 1798 in Merrimack Massachusetts, United States, played an essential role in the development of steamboat and...

John M. Brooke

male, deceased (1906)
John Mercer Brooke (1826-1906) was a US Navy officer. He was born at Tampa Bay, Florida, on 18 December 1826. He became a lieutenant in 1855. An an...
John Lorimer Worden

John Lorimer Worden

male, deceased (1897)
John Lorimer Worden (12 March 1818 - 19 October 1897) was a U.S. Admiral who served in the American Civil War. He commanded "Monitor" against the...
Joseph B. Smith

Joseph B. Smith

male, deceased (1861)
Joseph B. Smith (1826 - 8 March 1862) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Born in Belfast, Maine, Smith was...
Richard Wainwright

Richard Wainwright

male, deceased (1862)
Commander Richard Wainwright (1817 - 10 August 1862), a cousin of Comdr. Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, was an officer in the United States Navy...