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Date | Name / age | Vessel | Circumstances | Added Info |
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1867 | Augustus Dagle | John W.Lowe | sailed and never heard from | formerly of Newfoundland, unmarried |
1867 | Henry Kappin | John W.Lowe | sailed and never heard from | formerly of Newfoundland, unmarried |
1872 | ? O'Brien | George O. Hovey | lost overboard | native of Newfoundland, unmarried |
1873 | Peter Flynn, | William J. Dale | lost? | a native of Newfoundland |
1883 | Thomas Welch | Grace L. Fears | frozen to death when lost in the fog from sch. off Burgeo | Newfoundland |
1883 | Peter Wilson 22 yrs | Seth Stockbridge | washed overboard from sch. on Georges haddocking trip | native of Nfld |
1885 | Richard Gaul | Solomon Poole | lost upon Grand Bank, of Newfoundland probably in the heavy gale of February | single |
1885 | Michael Dawer | Solomon Poole | lost upon Grand Bank, of Newfoundland probably in the heavy gale of February | single |
1886 | Thomas McDonald | George L. Smith | sailed August 14 1886 and was not seen after the 21st | native of St. Johns, Nfld, single |
1887 | James Rossiter | William Parsons 2nd | sailed for Georges and was never heard from | native of Newfoundland, master, left widow and two children |
1887 | Michael Hurley, | William Parsons 2nd | sailed for Georges and was never heard from | native of Newfoundland, widow and two children |
1887 | Francis O'Brien, | William Parsons 2nd | sailed for Georges and was never heard from | native of Newfoundland |
1888 | Ambrose Wise | Joseph O. | The sch. left port November 13, 1888 for a Georges trip, since which time no tidings from her have been received | born St. Johns N.F. |
1888 | Bernard Tobin, | Joseph O. | The sch. left port November 13, 1888 for a Georges trip, since which time no tidings from her have been received | born St. Johns, N.F. had been in the U. S. Navy during the Civil War |
1888 | Richard Sedward, | Joseph O. | The sch. left port November 13, 1888 for a Georges trip, since which time no tidings from her have been received | a native of Placentia Bay, N.F. |
1888 | Michael Kevany, | Joseph O. | The sch. left port November 13, 1888 for a Georges trip, since which time no tidings from her have been received | a native of St. Johns, N.F. |
1888 | Joseph Maliss, | Joseph O. | The sch. left port November 13, 1888 for a Georges trip, since which time no tidings from her have been received | a native of Newfoundland, who was shipped just as the vessel sailed |
1888 | Peter Hanson, | Joseph O. | The sch. left port November 13, 1888 for a Georges trip, since which time no tidings from her have been received | a native of Newfoundland |
1890 January | John Gilbert, | Mary A. Clark, Schooner | one of two of the crew of sch were drowned by the capsizing of their dory on the banks. | native of Belloram, NFLD |
1890 | Robert Stagg, | Anna H. Frye, | was washed overboard and drowned on the passage to Grand Manan. | He was a native of the West of England and left a widow and three children in Newfoundland |
1890 | James Lahey and Sylvester Hafey | A. R. Crittenden Schooner | were lost from their dory from sch in a snow storm on the Western Bank. | They were young men, unmarried, and natives of St. John's, N. F. |
December | George Buffett, | Fred P. Frye Schooner | washed overboard from sch and drowned | a native of Fortune Bay, N. F. |
1891 | Patrick Walsh, 26yrs | William D.Daisley | foundered in one of the severe December gales on the coast | belongs in Newfoundland |
1891 | Barnard Moore, 26 yrs | Hustler, | disappeared in Boston and is supposed to have fallen overboard from the Eastern avenue wharf and drowned. A body said to be his was found in the dock. | a native of Ferryman, Nfld |
1891 | John Judge | Howard Holbrook | was washed from the flying-jibboom of sch. on the Banks and drowned | unmarried, a native of Placentia Bay, Nfld |
1891 | William Mead | Emma M. Dyer | hit by staysail sheet and knocked overboard from sch. at Flemish Cap and drowned | native of Placentia Bay, Nfld |
1893 January | Michael Morrison, 34 yrs | Willie M. Stevens, Schooner | disappeared at St. Pierre, Miq. and supposed to have been drowned; | a native of Newfoundland |
Abraham Smith, 23 yrs | Magnolia | was lost overboard from sch. at Fortune Bay, N. F. | unmarried a native of Placentia Bay, N. F. | |
1893 May | James Fitzpatrick | Oliver Wendall Holmes Schooner | went astray in dory from sch. | of Newfoundland |
1893 June | Patrick Powers, 20 yrs and Michael Tubrert, | Senator Frye Schooner | two of the crew of sch. floundered on Grand Bank by overloading their dory | native of Belle Isle, Conception Bay, N. F., native of Hollywood, Conception Bay, N. F., Mathew, brother to P.Powers was lost in 1901, when the "Lolanthe" was lost. His other brother Thomas was lost with the "Fame" in 1908. |
1893 August | Charles Bushing, | Harry G. French Schooner | washed overboard from sch. on Banquereau, and was drowned | a native of Harbor Bouche, N. F, married |
1894 | Angus Vickers, 35 yrs | Cecil H. Low Schooner | washed overboard and drowned. | native of Whittaker's Cove, N. F., unmarried. |
1894 | James Mansfield, 35 | Richard C. Steele Schooner | washed overboard about four miles southeast of Highland Light and drowned | a native of Newfoundland unmarried |
1894 | Levi Buckley, 21 | Hazel Oneita Schooner | fell overboard from sch. while was securing the riding sail and drowned. | a native of Carbonear, single |
1894 28th | John Doyle, 29 | Fortuna on Le Have Bank Schooner | native of Bay Bull's, N. F., was capsized in a dory from schooner After clinging to the dory for three hours he was compelled by exhaustion to loose his hold, and was drowned. His dorymate, Michael McCoady, was rescued by his shipmates an hour later, having succeeded in righting the dory, which was provided with air tanks. | |
1894 October | Edward Taylor, 20 yrs | Sarah E.Lee Schooner | drowned by overloading a dory from sch | native of Carbonear, N. F., unmarried |
1894 October | Samuel Brewster, 25 yrs | Nellie G. Thurston Schooner | sick from sch., landed at Louisburg C. B, where he died | native of Burin, N. F., |
1894 | John Gregory | Ambrose H. Knight | sailed on an Iceland trip March 12, 1894 and was never heard from afterwards | a native of Newfoundland |
1894 | James Hanley and Patrick Londrigan. | Resolute | The men went out to haul their trawls and all the dories came back excepting the one containing them | Both men were unmarried and belonged in Newfoundland |
1894 | Edward Taylor | Sarah E.Lee | was drowned by the sinking of a dory | native of Newfoundland but had lately been living in Nova Scotia; unmarried |
1894 | John Clark | Robert J. Edwards | floundered in gale | single, a native of Carbonear, Nfld. |
Edward O'Brien, | Robert J. Edwards | floundered in gale | single, a native of Carbonear, Nfld. | |
1894 | Jordan Harris, 25yrs | Flash | She left port on the morning of January 12 when lost was on a voyage to Newfoundland for a cargo of frozen herring. | single, a native of Nfld. |
1895 | George Grant | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | native of Burgeo, Newfoundland, unmarried |
1895 | Thomas Williams, | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | native of Bay Bulls, N. F., brother to Richard, unmarried |
1895 | Richard Williams, | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | Bay Bulls, N. F. brother to Thomas, unmarried |
1895 | Patrick Faha, | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | native of Furmose, Newfoundland, unmarried |
1895 | Michael Connelly, | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | native of Toad's Cove, Newfoundland, single |
1895 | Lawrence King, | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | native of St. Mary's, Newfoundland, unmarried |
1895 | Fenwick Williams, | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | native of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, unmarried |
1895 | John Carey, | Mildred V. Lee | lost on Georges in a February gale | native of Witless Bay, Newfoundland, unmarried |
1895 | Arthur Burns, 30yrs | Samuel V.Colby | lost in an early February gale 1895 while on the passage home from Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, with a cargo of frozen herring. | native of Fortune Bay, Newfoundland |
1895 | Ambrose Bennett, 17 yrs | Samuel V.Colby | lost in an early February gale 1895 while on the passage home from Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, with a cargo of frozen herring. | a native of St. John's N. F. |
1895 | Michael Ryan | John W. Bray | sailed on a Georges trip November 19 and probably lost in the gale of December 12, 1895 nothing being heard from her after leaving port. | native of Newfoundland |
1896 | John Parker | Fortuna | run down and sunk off Cape cod by steamer Barnstable, January 13, 1896, the vessel sinking in four minutes. | native of Newfoundland |
1896 | Thomas Fraser, 28 yrs and William Carey, 25 yrs | ? | capsized on Baealieu Bank from sch | left a widow and three children belonged at Witless Bay, Nfld |
1896 | Albert Day, 28 yrs and James May, 29 yrs | Edith M. Prior | sch. capsized in their dory while visiting their trawls on Grand Banks and drowned. | native of Newfoundland |
1896 | Thomas McRae | Essex | drowned native of Salmonier, N. F. | |
1897 | Joseph Rowe 35yrs | John E.McKenzie | foundered in gale | cook, native of Bay Bulls, N. F., leaves widow |
1897 | Angus McIsaac, 30 | John E.McKenzie | foundered in gale | native of Codroy River N. F. |
1897 | Thomas Lynch, 30 | John E.McKenzie | foundered in gale | native of Harbor grace, Nfld |
1899 | Michael Malone 52yrs | Oliver Eldridge | was lost overboard from sch. while outward bound for Georges, about four miles off Eastern Point | native of St. Johns, Nfld |
1899 | John Fayan | Ben Hur | went astray from sch.on Grand Bank in June | of St. Mary's Bay, Nfld. |
1899 | Thomas Thompson | Ben Hur | went astray from sch.on Grand Bank in June | of Sable River, Nfld. |
1900 | Henry Lucas, and Welch Crowell | Electa A. Eaton | strayed from the vessel in a fog on Quero bank while tending their trawls and were never heard from | native of Nfld. left a widow and two children, native of Nfld. |
1900 | Daniel McCaferey, 27yrs | Nellie Dixon | drowned in Boston by falling overboard while attempting to board sch. at The Wharf | native of Nfld. |
1900 | John Joy | Nereid | found drowned in the dock at Parkhurst's wharf | native of Nfld., single |
1900 | Thomas Hogan 50yrs | Triton | The vessel was struck by a heavy sea and Hogan was washed overboard and drowned | native of Nfld. |
1901 | James Cox, 45 yrs | Lolanthe | supposed to have been lost in the November gales on Sable Island | native of Nfld, single |
1901 | Matthew Powers, 30yrs | Lolanthe | supposed to have been lost in the November gales on Sable Island | native of Conception Bay, N. F. |
1901 | William McCreigh, 34yrs | Niagra | washed from the boom of sch. off Capt. Sable | single, native of Salmonier, N. F. |
1901 | Arthur Flander, 28 yrs | Pinta | one of the crew of sch., died in the hospital at Halifax, N. S. | single, native of St. Jacques, N. F., |
1901 | Patrick Tobin, 35 yrs | Golden Rod | one of the crew of sch. drowned in Gulf of St. Lawrence, by the capsizing of his dory. His dorymate, Clifford Graham, was rescued being nearly exhausted when taken from the bottom of the dory. | single, native of St. Mary's Bay, Nfld |
1901 | John Thomas, 28yrs | Thalia | one of the crew of sch., died at Halifax, from small pox | single, native of Rose Blane, Nfld |
1901 | Joseph Clark | Arthur Binney | one of the crew of sch fell from aloft on board the vessel on Georges, and was instantly killed | native of Nfld |
1901 | Thomas Hickey, 22 yrs | Anglo Saxon | one of the crew of sch., drowned off Quero Bank by the capsizing of his dory. David Jameson, his dorymate, was rescued | single, native of Holyrood, Nfld |
1902 | James Murphy, 30 yrs | Grace Otis | He was drowned yesterday about eight miles east northeast of Boon island, his dory being run down by the vessel and capsized while attempting to pick him up | a native of Nfld |
1902 | John K. Holden, 20yrs | Patriot | were lost from sch. on Quero Bank probably by the overloading and capsizing of their dories | single native of Cape Norman, Nfld. |
1902 | John J. Elliott, 25yrs | Patriot | were lost from sch. on Quero Bank probably by the overloading and capsizing of their dories | single, native of Trinity Bay, Nfld |
1902 | Anthony Hall, 30yrs | Aloha | washed overboard from sch on the passage from Newfoundland | native of Codroy Nfld., single |
1903 | Joseph Slavey and Oliver Johnson | James R. Clark | went astray from sch. on Middle Bank, | natives of Nfld |
1903 | John Yetman, 25 yrs | Helen F. Whitten | killed by Capt. Frank Woolard on board sch. at Cape Broyle, Nfld, Capt. Woolard was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years imprisonment | native of St. Mary's Bay, Nfld |
1903 | Henry Fitzpatrick, 35 yrs | Argo | drowned on Grand Banks by the capsizing of their dory | native of St. Lawrence, Nfld |
1903 | Michael Doe, 32yrs | Aleina | washed overboard from sch | single, native of Great Placentia, Nfld |
1903 | William Morgan | S. S. Coban | The explosion on board the "Coban" while on her way from St. John's to Montreal on Saturday week last, resulted in the death of three persons, two of them Newfoundlanders. One of them was a William Dawe of Cupids, who left there for Montreal on the steamer. His sudden death is felt at Cupids keenly, where he leaves a wife and two children and especially so, as the body of the unfortunate man was not recovered, it being hurled into the sea by the force of the explosion. |
Source of Newspaper article was taken from the "Vindicator" newspaper
believed to be from Newfoundland and This information added by: |
1903 | Armsworth Thomas, 25 yrs | Gloriana | drowned when went ashore May 6 1903 at White Point, near Canso, N. S., while on a Western Bank salt codfishing | native of Nfld, single |
1904 | Ernest Allen 22 yrs | Braganza | ? | native of Newfoundland single. |
1907 | Jacob Sheave, 36 yrs | Margaret Dillon | lost off Minot's Light from sch. | of Channel, Nfld |
1907 | Frank Boudrot, 50 yrs | ? | lost off Bacalieu from sch. | of Newfoundland |
1907 | Martin Getherell, 30 yrs and Michael Handrigan, 50 yrs | Frances Whalen | are lost from the sch. off Cape Shore | of Nfld |
1907 | Peter Ryan, 45 yrs | John Hays Hammond | is lost from the sch. off Liscomb, N.S. | of Aquaforte, Nfld |
1908 | Thomas Fahey, 30 yrs | Fame | Capt. | native of Newfoundland, leaves widow and three children in South Boston |
1907 | Michael Carney 20 yrs | Fame | boarded in Boston He planned on leaving fishing after this trip | native of Nfld |
1907 | Bernard Cashin | Fame | boarded in Boston | native of Nfld |
1907 | Benjamin or Bernard Daley | Fame | boarded in Boston | native of Salmonier, Nfld |
1907 | Thomas Stapleton | Fame | boarded in Boston | native of Nfld |
1907 | James Powers, | Fame | boarded in Boston | native of Nfld |
1907 | Thomas.Powers, of Gloucester | Fame | cousin to James native of Bell island, Conception Bay, Nfld | |
1907 | Henry Yetman, | Fame | native of St. Mary's Bay, Nfld | |
1908 | William R. Ballen, 20yrs | Elmer E. Gray | lost from sch. off Liscomb, N. S. | of Conception Bay |
1908 | George Crowell, 36 yrs | Mary E. Webb | lost from sch., off Thatcher's | of Clark's Harbor |
1908 | Lawrence Kelley, 39yrs | Mystery | lost from sch. off Georges | of Nfld |
1908 | Michael Lynch, 33yrs | Cynthia | lost from sch. off Boon Island | a native of Nfld |
1908 | Patrick Cocoran, 35 yrs and Michael White, 30yrs | Massachusetts | are lost from sch. off St. Peter's Bank | both of Nfld |
1908 | Thomas Whifen, 27yr | Slade Gorton | lost from sch. off Newport, R. I. | of Nfld |
1908 | Jacob Jennings or Jenson | Monitor | Sch.lost off Bacalieu | of Harbor Breton, Nfld |
1908 | Vincent Dillon, 27yrs | Senator. | lost off Cape Shore from sch | of Witless Bay, Nfld |
1908 | Edward Fitzpatrick, 30yrs | Conqueror. | lost in South Channel from sch | of Placentia Bay |
1908 | Edward Harding Samuel Way, Fred Humphrey, | Dauntless | three fishermen shipped on board sch. at Bay of Islands for a salt herring trip, and left the schooner in their boat, and were never heard from, their boat having probably foundered, a portion of the rudder being picked up | Bay of Islands, Nfld. |
1908 | Joseph Marr, 28yrs, and Frank Bansfield 30yrs | Vera | Sch., off Canso, lost | both of Nfld |
1910 | Edward Beck 25yrs | Agnes | lost from sch. off Portland, Me | of Nfld |
1910 | William Parsons, 24yrs | Pet? | died having walked off the wharf in the darkness in going aboard his vessel | of Conception Bay |
1910 | Richard Walsh | Rob Roy | who got astray three weeks ago on Quero Bank, while attending trawls, and have not been heard from | of Nfld. |
1910 | Jeremiah Sutton, 30 yrs | Arethusa | two men were drowned on the Grand banks from sch while attending trawls | Hermitage Bay, Nfld single |
Thomas Foley, 30 yrs | Arethusa | two men were drowned on the Grand banks from sch while attending trawls | Placentia, Nfld single | |
1911 | Thomas Barnes, 32 yrs | Yankee | washed overboard from sch. on South Shoal | single, native of Nfld |
1910 | Patrick Farley, 40 yrs | Robert and Arthur | drowned in South Channel, by the upsetting of their dory. | native of Nfld, left widow and four children |
1910 | Thomas Cloak, 45yrs | Robert and Arthur | drowned in South Channel, by the upsetting of their dory. | single, native of Nfld |
1910 | Frank Whittle, 34yrs | Buema | drowned in South Channel, by the capsizing of his dory | single, native of Nfld |
1912 | John Chase, 35yrs | Muriel | went astray from sch. in South Channel | native of Nfld, single |
1912. | Andrew Peddle, 35 yrs | Benjamin A. Smith | went astray from sch. on Cape Sable | native of Nfld, single |
1912 | Patrick Joy, 25 yrs | Benjamin A. Smith | went astray from sch. on Cape Sable | single, native of Nfld |
1912 | Guy Hebbies 25yrs | Fannie Belle Atwood | was washed overboard from sch. in South Channel | native of Nfld, single |
1912 | Patrick Keough, 27yrs | Spray | was killed on board the steam trawler by being struck on the head by an iron block strap which fell from aloft. | native of Nfld, single |
1912 | Valentine Powers, 52 yrs | was drowned off Magnolia by the capsizing of his skiff | native of Placentia, N. F., single | |
1912 | Thomas Comfort, 50yrs | Regina | one of the crew of sch. was drowned by the capsizing of his dory | native of Nfld left a widow and several children in Pembroke |
1912 | John Smith, 25yrs | Ethel B. Penney | went astray from sch. off the Cape Shore | native of St. Jacques, Nfld., single |
1913 | Edward Cox, 30yrs | Ramona | washed overboard from sch. | single, native of Bay of Islands, Nfld |
1913 | Charles Furlong, 60yrs | Senator Saulsbury | found dead in his bunk,on sch. | native of Placentia |
1913 | Joseph Devol, 33 yrs | Monitor | was washed from the main boom and drowned on Grand Banks | single, native of Nfld |
1914 | William Morrissey, 30yrs | Corona. | lost from sch. | single, native of Placentia Bay |
1914 | Capt. James McLennon, 27yrs | Avalon | died, | single, of Placentia, Nfld |
1914 | James Hurley, 34yrs | Ida M. Silva | lost from sch. | single, native of Nfld |
1915 | Lewis Dix, 23 yrs | Manomet | lost from sch. | single, native of Placentia, Nfld |
1915 | Bernard Curtis, 30yrs | Frances Graneby | lost from sch | single, native of St. Mary's Bay, Nfld |
1915 | William J. McCarthy, 50yrs | Gov. Foss | lost from sch | married, native of Fortune Bay |
1916 | Joseph Daley, 30yrs | Commonwealth | lost from sch | single, native of Nfld. |
1916 | Capt. Nathaniel Day 69 yrs | Margaret | died suddenly aboard-suddenly dropped his head and closed his eyes saying not a word-death having been almost instantly | He was born in Newfoundland He leaves a widow, Mrs. Sarah Day, three sons, John Day, at present "somewhere in France," William of Orrington, Me., and Robert of Somerville; three daughters, Mrs. Wallace J. Tuck of this city, Mrs. Joseph Critchett, Rockport, and Miss Isabel Day of Chelsea; a brother Fred of Chelsea and a sister, Mrs. Emma McCrea of Manitoba |
1917 | Albert Kenney, 30yrs | Catherine | fell overboard from sch. off Boston lightship | single, native of Bay Bulls, Nfld |
1917 | John O'Brien, 60yrs | Flirtation | lost on the passage to Spain from sch. | native of Nfld married |
1917 | Capt. Charles Paul, 38yrs | Alice M. Stetson | drowned off Cape Cod, by the foundering of sch. in a gale | married, six children, native of Nfld |
1917 | Jack Meany, 33 yrs | lost from a porgy boat out of Newport, R. I. in Barnstable bay | single, native of Nfld | |
1917 | Charles Carbey, 35 yrs | ? | died at Boston City Hospital | single, of Nfld |
1918 | Patrick Fitzpatrick, 42 yrs | Florizel | lost overboard from schooner | single, native of Placentia, Nfld |
1918 | Ronald McDonald, 35yrs | Lottie G. Merchant | drowned in collision between the schooner and schooner Mary F. Barrett, 18 miles southeast of Monhegan | single, native of Nfld |
1918 | Michael White, 34yrs | Sumerville | washed overboard from schooner on Western bank | single, native of Placentia Bay, Nfld |
1918 | Patrick Powers, 47 yrs | Benjamin A.Smith | drowned | native of Nfld, leaves a widow and five children resided in Gloucester |
1920 | Michael Green, 43yrs | lost their lives when their dory swamped off the coast of San Francisco. | single, native of St. Lawrence, Nfld | |
1920 | Thomas Kenney, 30yrs | Sadie M. Nunan | lost from sch | single, native of Nfld |
1922 | Mark Gross, 46 yrs | Governor Marshall. | lost from sch. | single, of Nfld |
1922 | Charles E. King, 42yrs | Pelican | lost from steamer | single, native of Nfld, resident of Rockland, Me |
1923 | James Dobbins 45yrs | Elmer E. Gray | lost from sch. | married, native of Nfld |
1923 | Herbert Blondin, 45 yrs | Elizabeth Howard | lost | single, of Nfld |
1923 | Miles O'Brien, 26 yrs | Elizabeth Howard | lost | single, of Bay of Bulls, Nfld |
1924 | Capt. Andrew J. Kinney 55yrs | Helen E.Murley | missing | married, native of Riverhead, Nfld |
1924 | Patrick Baker, 28 yrs | Helen E.Murley | missing | of Nfld |
1924 | William Welch, 46 yrs | Helen E.Murley | missing | of Nfld. The Murley was a rescue ship having rescued four survivors from the fleet of nine fishing schooners sunk by German submarines during the war. |
1924 | Joseph Targett 50yrs | Anita and Bernice L., | ship vanished. | unmarried of Nfld |
1924 | John Wilcox, 29yrs | Keno | left Lunenburg December 29 for Bay of Islands, Nfld, foundered and sank with all hands | native of Nfld, married to a daughter of the late Charles Oxner, and made his home in Lunenburg |
1927 | Commonwealth Missing are: in part Bert Moulton, Newfoundland Henry Lee, Newfoundland James Leary, Newfoundland Leo Powers, Newfoundland William Enos, Newfoundland Thomas Christopher, Newfoundland | |||
1941 | Thomas I. Moulton, 48yrs | Mary E.O'Hara | Dory sank | cook, formerly of Nfld, left widow and five children |
John Sheen, 42 yrs | Mary E.O'Hara | Dory sank | a native of Bay of Bulls, Nfld. left widow and one two year old son of Gloucester | |
April 29, 1941 | John R. Myles and William Myles | Christie & Eleanor | Dory lost | They were with Captain W. Moulton and were on the Christie & Eleanor. Pop and Will were put off in dory to fish and were both lost John R. Myles, son of Abraham & Abigail Myles Both were residents of Terrenceville, Fortune Bay My grandfather’s drowning left five children orphaned as my Nan (Julia, daughter of Aaron and Rebecca Myles) passed away in 1933. Their children were Arch, Lilian, John, William (my father) and Evelyn. Will also left a young family. My grandfather’s body was recovered sometime later, but rather than return him to his children, he was returned to the sea. |
October 2, 1974 | Michael Cabot (25 yrs, 11 Months) was lost at sea while working
on the MV Labrador Foam out of L'anse Au Loup, NL. He left to morn a wife and five small children. The tragic event happened on his last trip for the year while fishing off Black Tickle, NL. Sid Hatcher at sailor15@gmail.com |
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May 8, 1976 | Wayne Cliftus Hatcher, Born Jan 8, 1952, Lost at sea May 8, 1976. Left behind a pregnant wife Vera Hatcher and 5 small children. (Lucy, Tracy, Annette, Wayne and Jason (Beverley was born in Oct 1976)). Story can be found in book Final Voyages Vol II by Jim Wellman |
Page Contributed by Ann (MacDonald) Batten
Information for the SS Coban (1903) added August 19, 2007 by J. Scott
Information for the M. V. Labrador Foam added October 2007 by Sid Hatcher
Information for Wayne Cliftus Hatcher added by Tracey Bennett
Information for John & William Myles added by Julia Hackett Myles (2018)
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