Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1786, Mar. 6 | Born, Long Island, N. Y. |
1800 | Appointed midshipman Duty on board Delaware (ship), West India Squadron |
1803 | Duty on board Constellation (frigate) |
1806 | Duty at New Orleans, La., Naval Station |
1807 | Married George-Ann Pollock |
1813 | Commanded New Orleans, La., Naval Station |
1814 | Defeated Jean Laffite and Gulf Buccaneers at Barataria Bay, La., and engaged British barges at Lake Borgne, La. |
1815 | Promoted to captain |
1824 | Appointed fleet captain and commander of Constitution (frigate), Mediterranean Squadron |
1828 | Appointed navy commissioner |
1832-1836 | Commanded Mediterranean Squadron |
1836-1839 | Commandant, Washington, D. C., Navy Yard |
1839, Aug. 25 | Died, Washington, D. C. |