Starkweather, Samuel, 1786-1853
Variant namesThe Schooner Acorn sunk in fifteen minutes following a collision with the Schooner Emily in Lake Erie eight miles off Cleveland Harbor on August 31, 1842. The Acorn was bound for Detroit, Michigan, from Buffalo, New York, and the Emily was bound for Buffalo. Survivors from the Acorn were taken aboard the Emily and taken to Cleveland but the ship and its contents were all lost.
From the description of Account of the sinking of the schooner Acorn, 1842 September 1. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 755112589
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| creatorOf | Starkweather, Samuel. Account of the sinking of the schooner Acorn, 1842 September 1. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Campbell-Mumford Family Papers, 1719-1980 (bulk 1793-1892) | New-York Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Acorn (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Burnell, Lorenzo D. | person |
| associatedWith | Cobb, Thomas H. | person |
| associatedWith | Emily (Ship) | corporateBody |
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| Erie, Lake |
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| Collisions at sea |
| Shipwrecks |
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Birth 1786
Death 1853
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