Preble, Edward, 1761-1807
Variant namesAmerican naval officer who served in the American Revolution and merchant marine.
From the description of Diary, [1860]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774129
U.S. naval officer; served during the American Revolution.
From the description of Edward Preble memorandum book and U.S. Navy regulations, 1800-1805. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 279266829
Edward Preble was a United States naval officer.
From the description of Commodore Edward Preble's Internal Rules and Regulations... 1803-1804. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 758523425
Naval officer.
From the description of Papers of Edward Preble, 1680-1912 (bulk 1799-1809). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063701
Biographical Note
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1761, Aug. 15:
Born, Portland, Maine -
1779:
Appointed midshipman on board the Protector of the Massachusetts Navy -
1783 -1798 :Served fifteen years in the merchant service after the Revolutionary War -
1798:
Appointed lieutenant in the United States Navy in Commodore John Barry's Squadron -
1799:
Commissioned captain in the navy Commanded the frigate Essex escorting convoy to East Indies -
1801:
Married Mary Deering of Portland, Maine -
1803:
Commander of the Third Naval Squadron ordered to the Mediterranean in whose fleet the frigate Philadelphia was captured by Tripolitans and later blown up by Stephen Decatur -
1804:
Assaulted but failed to capture Tripoli and returned home Became a shipbuilder for the navy -
1807, Aug. 25:
Died, Portland, Maine
From the guide to the Edward Preble Papers, 1680-1912, (bulk 1799-1809), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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associatedWith | Acton, John Francis Edward, 1736-1811. | person |
associatedWith | Adams (Frigate) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Argus (Brig) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833. | person |
associatedWith | Barron, James, 1769-1851. | person |
associatedWith | Barron, Samuel, 1765-1810. | person |
associatedWith | Bond, Moses, b. 1786 | person |
associatedWith | Brown, Samuel, Sir, 1776-1852. | person |
associatedWith | Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843. | person |
correspondedWith | Century Company | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Chauncey family. | family |
associatedWith | Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. | person |
associatedWith | Constitution (Frigate) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Crowninshield, Jacob, 1770-1808. | person |
associatedWith | Dale, Richard, 1756-1826. | person |
correspondedWith | Davis, George | person |
associatedWith | Davis, George. | person |
associatedWith | Decatur, Stephen, 1752-1808. | person |
associatedWith | Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. | person |
correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 | person |
associatedWith | Dent, John H. (John Herbert), 1782-1823. | person |
correspondedWith | Eaton, William, 1764-1811. | person |
associatedWith | Essex (Frigate) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Free Library of Philadelphia. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Maine. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Goldsborough, Charles W. (Charles Washington), 1779-1843. | person |
associatedWith | Hall, John. | person |
associatedWith | Harwood family. | family |
associatedWith | Higgens, William. | person |
associatedWith | Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843. | person |
associatedWith | Izard, Ralph. | person |
correspondedWith | Izard, Ralph 1785-1824 | person |
associatedWith | John Adams (Ship) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Jones, Jacob, 1768-1850. | person |
associatedWith | Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816. | person |
associatedWith | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 | person |
associatedWith | Low, Rufus. | person |
associatedWith | Philadelphia (Frigate) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Pickering (Brig) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Preble, Charles E. | person |
associatedWith | Preble, Ebenezer. | person |
correspondedWith | Preble, Ebenezer, 1757-1817 | person |
associatedWith | Preble family. | family |
associatedWith | Preble family. | family |
associatedWith | Preble family. | family |
associatedWith | Preble, Henry. | person |
associatedWith | Preble, Mary. | person |
associatedWith | Prince, James. | person |
correspondedWith | Prince, James, fl. 1806- | person |
associatedWith | Ranger (Ship sloop) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ranger (Sloop) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Rodgers, John, 1773-1838. | person |
associatedWith | Smith, Robert, 1757-1842. | person |
associatedWith | Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813. | person |
associatedWith | Success (Schooner) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Traveller (Smack) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | United States. Navy | corporateBody |
associatedWith | United States. Navy. Mediterranean Squadron. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Whittle, Conway, 1800-1881. | person |
associatedWith | William L. Clements Library. | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Yūsuf Bāshā al-Qaramānlī, Ruler of Tripoli, -1838 | person |
associatedWith | Yūsuf Bāshā al-Qaramānlī, Ruler of Tripoli, d. 1838. | person |
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Tripoli (Libya) | |||
United States | |||
Tripoli (Libya) | |||
Boston (Mass.) | |||
Portsmouth (N.H.) | |||
United States |
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Naval convoys |
Frigates |
Gunboats |
Gunboats |
Merchant marine |
Ship's papers |
Ship's papers |
Voyages and travels |
Warships |
Warships |
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Military officers |
Naval officers |
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Person
Birth 1761-08-15
Death 1807-08-25
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