Rodgers family
Biographical Note
Note: A genealogical chart of the Rodgers family compiled circa 1973 when the collection was initially arranged and described is available in the Manuscript Reading Room.
John Rodgers (1773-1838)
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1773:
Born, Harford County, Md. -
1798:
Appointed lieutenant, U.S. Navy -
1799 -1801 :Duty on Constellation (frigate) -
1802 -1803 :Commanded John Adams (ship), Mediterranean Squadron -
1804:
Commanded Congress (frigate), Mediterranean Squadron -
1805 -1806 :Commander in chief, Mediterranean Squadron -
1806:
Married Minerva Denison (died 1877) -
1807:
Commander in chief, New York flotilla and New York Naval Station -
1810:
Appointed commander in chief, North Atlantic Squadron -
1812 -1814 :Commanded President (frigate) -
1813:
Promoted to commodore -
1815 -1824 :President, Board of Navy Commissioners -
1821 -1838 :Senior officer, U.S. Navy -
1823:
Secretary of the navy ad interim -
1824 -1827 :Commander in chief, Mediterranean Squadron -
1827 -1837 :President, Board of Navy Commissioners -
1838, Aug. 1:
Died, Philadelphia, Pa.
From the guide to the Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1987, (bulk 1804-1932), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| creatorOf | Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1987, (bulk 1804-1932) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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