Mariners Lost at Sea Database

A team of interns and volunteers scoured newspapers, account books, and whaling logs in an effort to quantify the Nantucket whaling industry’s death toll at sea. While the record will never be complete, the team identified more than 1,100 sailors who lost their lives in pursuit of “black gold.” The outliers represent years where whole crews are documented as lost at sea rather than individuals.

Many Nantucketers died from the actions of angered sperm whales and some perished due to the poor judgement of their captains. But disease and shipboard accidents were also leading causes of death among Nantucket whalers, as well as among Nantucket fishermen and merchant sailors more generally. Research carried out at the NHA has identified over 1,100 seafarers lost aboard Nantucket vessels between 1724 and 1896. Their sacrifices stand as a testament to the human cost of whaling, fishing, and trading from a small island community. Learn more

This searchable database was developed to remember these brave individuals, listing their names and what we know about them.

Contact the NHA Research Library at library@nha.org if you have additional information on Nantucket mariners in the database or any not included.

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* denotes individuals who were residents of Nantucket
” ” denotes content from source material
Sources include Account Book 54 (NHA Manuscript Collection), the Barney Genealogical Record, The Inquirer and Mirror, and the Nantucket Journal.

Lost at Sea	Death Date	Ship	Age at Death	Details
Abbot, Capt. Joseph *		Ship Columbia, Nantucket		Captain/former master of bark Maria of New Bedford; Died
Ackley, Capt.	1855/1/2	Ship Potomac, Nantucket		Captain; Died at sea
Ackley, Enoch *	1855/1/2			Died at sea
Adlington, George *	1833/3/6	Winslow, New Bedford	29	2nd Officer; "Killed by a whale in the Pacific"
Allen Jr, Edward	1819		26	At sea; son of David
Allen, Benjamin *	1722		25	Lost at sea, "Lost whaling at the Southward"
Allen, Benjamin *	1828			Died at sea
Allen, Caleb	1759			"Lost at sea"; "son David"
Allen, Daniel	1805			Whaling; son Daniel
Allen, E.	1833	Schooner Astrea		Caster; "Met a strong S.W. winds on the 22nd, and on the 25th was capsized, all hands being washed overboard (1 week out of Norfolk)"
Allen, Josiah	1801			Son of "Shubail at sea"
Allen, Josiah *	1804/4			Died at sea
Allen, Sylvanus Jr. *	1836			Died at sea
Allen, Trisham	1802			West Indies
Allen, Tristram *	1767		23	Lost at sea on his way to London
Allen, William	1805			West Indies
Allen, William *	1810/7			Died at sea
Alley, Barzillai *	1826/9/2	James Cropper	23	Lost at sea, "While assisting in handing the jibhe was thrown from the boom and drowned." Ship was travelling from Liverpool to New York.
Alley, Edward *	1837/2	Reaper	20	Died at sea
Alley, Gorham	1804			Coming from Batavia
Ames, Mr.	1828	Chebacco boat		"Lying at anchor run down by a large Schooner without topsailS." Fort Point cove
Andrews, Abram *	1810			Lost at sea
Andrews, Jacob	1810			"Lost going to West Indies"; son Abra
Annable, Jonathan	1783/7/19	Polly , Rochester
Archer, George A. *	1861/7/23			Died at sea
Archer, George *	1861/11/26	Bark Kathleen, New Bedford	16	Died of "Aujier" Fever
Arham, Andrew	1789			"Drowned"
Arthur, John	1818		27 yrs 9 mos
Austin, Abishaie *	1783
Austin, John	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"
Austin, Nathan *	1783
Austin, William *	1783
Austin, William *	1832		20
Bailey, Benjamin	1810			"West Indies"; son of Ebenezer
Bailey, Hiram *	1856/5/31	Schooner Watchman	43	Captain; Drowned when his boat was upset trying to land at Bonavista, Cape Verde Islands; His loss was felt on the island to be a loss of a "public benefactor." A sort of obituary published in The Inquirer and Mirror, Wednesday July 16, 1856, page 2. He was buried at Bonavista. He left behind a wife and four children. Shipping flags at wharves were set at half-mast, and the door of the "Pacific Room" was draped with an ensign with a black border (Nantucket Weekly Mirror, Saturday July 19, 1856, page 2).
Bailey, Robinson	1835	Whaleboat from John and Edward		1st officer; "Boat from the John and Edward attempting to land at Goffs Island, filled with surf", died in the Mozambique Channel
Bailey, Samuel Jr.	1819		26	At sea
Baily, Bevy	1810			"West Indies"; Son of Ebenegar
Baily, Timothy	1810			"From-Cape de Verde"
Baker, Abner *				Lost at sea
Baker, John	1840	Packet Rhone		Seaman; A packet ship of the Havre line
Baker, Joseph M. *	1837/11			Lost at sea
Baker, Mrs. Edwin	1880/12/23			Drowned in a pond about a mile and a half in a southerly direction from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard while attempting to save her son; Wife of Edwin F. Baker
Baker, Pinkham *				Died at sea
Baker, Willie E.	1880/12/23		10	Drowned in a pond about a mile and a half in a southerly direction from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard after falling through the partially frozen lake on a sled; Son of Edwin F. Baker
Barker, Hyckiah *	1795		30	Died at sea
Barker, Isaac	1780			"West Indies (hurricane)"; "S. Samuel"
Barker, Robert	1782			"Drowned at the Bar"
Barker, Robert Sr.	1780			Downed in river
Barnard, Abishai Jr. *	1781/1/1		26	Lost at sea
Barnard, Alexander *	1844		32	Lost at sea
Barnard, Benjamin Jr. *	1786/11/28		35	Lost at sea
Barnard, Bery	1786			"West Indies"
Barnard, Charles *	1869			Lost at sea
Barnard, Christopher *	1767		30
Barnard, David	1791			"Coast of Brazil"
Barnard, David	1807			Benjamin Coffin of St.John's
Barnard, George F. *	1881/9		51	Died of African fever
Barnard, Hezekiah *	1768		25	Lost at sea
Barnard, John C. *	1864/11/7		20	Lost at sea
Barnard, Jonathan	1775			"Discovered on the Bar"
Barnard, Joshua	1792			"Lost at sea"; "S. Bery"
Barnard, Josiah	1780			"Lost West Indies"; "son Abishai"
Barnard, Nathaniel	1749			"Died in South Carolina"
Barnard, Obed *	1802/7		40	Died at sea near the Sandwich Islands
Barnard, Peter	1804			West Indies
Barnard, Reuben	1784/6/21			"At sea"; "son Bery"
Barnard, Reuben	1815/9/3		29 yrs 3 mos	New York; son Obadiah
Barnard, Samuel	1805			Son Nathaniel
Barnard, Shuback	1780			"West Indies"; "S. Shuback"
Barnard, Stephen II	1772			"Whaling"
Barnard, Thomas	1807			West Indies; son of Thomas Jr
Barnard, Thomas	1816
Barnard, Thomas H. *	1869/3		38	Lost at sea
Barnard, Timothy	1749			"Died in the West Indies"
Barnard, Timothy	1799			"West Indies"
Barnard, Timothy *				Lost at sea in Sir Cloudesly Shovel's fleet
Barnard, William	1796			"Killed by Native, Northwest Coast"
Barnell, Baxter	1784/1/1			"At Baltimore"; "son Jonathan"
Barney, Reuben Jr. *	1870/9/3		24	Lost at sea
Barrell, Jethro	1820			Mate; son of Nataniel
Barrett, Jethro *	1818		32
Bartlett, Telemuchus	1804			West Indies
Barton, Leti	1834	Pacific Chase, New Bedford		"Drowned on the bar, while watering" Pasta
Barziela, S.	1777			"Boston"; "son Frances"
Beard, William *	1827	Cyrus	16	"Drowned, falling from aloft"; son of Mr. John B. Beard
Bearse, Isaac *	1867/10/22	Dory , Nantucket		Master of a vessel in the Light House and Buoy tender service; Drowned when dory was swamped while fishing off Quidnet
Bearse, John H. *	1867/1/19	Bark Oriole		Lost overboard while off the coast of Chile
Beayton, Israel	1811			"Baltimore"
Beebe, Ezra S. *	1865/10/2		21	Drowned at sea
Bell, Edward	1832	Schooner Lydia Portland		Cook; Washed overboard and was drowned; "colored man"
Bellows, A. *				Died at sea
Bennett, George	1820		13 yrs 6 mos	At sea; son of William
Bennett, Samuel	1786			"Whaling"
Bennett, Stephen *	1849/5/15		37	Died at sea
Berry, Mr.	1848/2	Ship Japan, Nantucket		1st officer; Died
Bigelow, Edward H. *	1858/1/14		16	Died at sea in the Bay of Bengal
Black, Owen	1783/7/19	Polly		Polly; son Wm.
Blake, Christian	1827	Arora, New York		"Wrecked off Sandy Hook, N.J." "Six seamen who refused to get into the boat, preferring to remain on ship"
Blin, Thomas	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Bocat, James	1812			"Drowned"
Boed, John	1775			"Whaling"
Boeot?, James	1781	Prison ship		"Died Naut. Harbor"
Bond, William	1821	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Steward; Lost at Sea
Bradbury, Wyman *				Lost at sea
Brayton, John E. *	1850/1/30		36	Died at sea
Bred, Mary	1749			"Drowned at Tookoonuck [Tuckernuck], cast away in a snow storm coming from Rhode Island."
Briggs, Stephen *	1821/1/21		50	Lost at sea
Briggs, Wiliam Coffin *	1831/9		36	Died at sea
Brill, Cornelius F. *	1865		27	Died at sea
Brill, Stephen B. *	1870		26	Died at sea
Brock, Andrew *	1846/5/5	Ship Planter, Nantucket		2nd Mate; Boat capsized while whale fishing off Massafuero, Chili
Brown, Chandler	1810			"West Indies"
Brown, Charles F. *	1866/6/5	Ship Swallow, New Bedford		Fell overboard from his boat while fast to a whale and was drowned
Brown, Charles Franklin	1865/12/25	Whaleship Swallow, New Bedford	32	2nd officer; Fell overboard from a boat while fast to a whale
Brown, Coffin *	1783			Lost at sea off Dunkirk
Brown, George	1807			Son of George-John Jackson
Brown, Isaac	1852/5/16	Ship Atlantic, Nantucket	19	Died on board returning home on account of ill health
Brown, Isaac H. *	1852/5/16		18	Died at sea
Brown, James Jr.	1780			"South Carolina"
Brown, James *	1826			West Indies; son of John B
Brown, Shubael *	1822		40	Killed at sea whaling
Bunked, Henry *				Killed by a whale
Bunker, Andrew	1779			"At sea"; "S. Zackery"
Bunker, Barnabas	1808			Samuel Wilson
Bunker, Barzillai *				Lost at sea
Bunker, Benajah	1793			"Going to Boston"
Bunker, Benjamin Jr. *	1800/9/9		20	Died at sea
Bunker, Charles Jr.	1799			"Smallpox"
Bunker, Cromwell	1793			"Lost at sea near Delagon Bay"
Bunker, Daniel *				Killed by a whale
Bunker, David	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessels were lost")
Bunker, Franklin	1800			Baltimore; son of George
Bunker, Franklin *	1800		23	Killed by a whale
Bunker, Fred N. W.	1814/3/7		26	"Cape Good Hope"; son John (tailor)
Bunker, Frederic R. *	1856/4/29			Died at sea
Bunker, George P. *	1811		34	Died at sea
Bunker, George *	1822/2/24	John Adams	29	born Oct 2, 1793
Bunker, Henry	1781			"Whaling"; "S. Silas"
Bunker, Hiram *				born Aug 8, 1781
Bunker, Isaiah *				Died at sea
Bunker, James H. *	1866/8/20	Schooner Eunice H. Adams, Nantucket		1st officer; Killed by a whale; son of Timothy Bunker
Bunker, Jesse	1807	Ship Commerce		Caster
Bunker, John	1782			"West Indies"; "son Bachillor"
Bunker, John Jr. *	1842/10/15		28	Lost at sea
Bunker, John *	1821			Died at sea
Bunker, Mary	1779			"Drowned at Brant Point"
Bunker, Moses *	1806/9/24		33	Died at sea, whaling
Bunker, Nathaniel	1799			"Whaling"
Bunker, Obed	1743			"Lost whaling to the Southard"; "(Son of James?)" penciled in may correspond to his name
Bunker, Paul *	1827/7/4		27	Lost at sea
Bunker, Peleg	1806			Died in prison in France
Bunker, Peter	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Bunker, Peter	1777			"Died in London"
Bunker, Peter	1798			"West Indies"
Bunker, Richard	1800			"Guadelope"
Bunker, Robert	1820	Ship Horatio	31 yrs 6 mos	Master; New York
Bunker, Rowland	1810/2/2			"At sea"; son of Uriah
Bunker, Samuel	1811/5/14			"From Jamaica to New York"
Bunker, Seth	1800			Smithfield
Bunker, Simeon	1750			"In his passage from Madeira"
Bunker, Stephen *				Died at sea
Bunker, Sylvanus *				Lost at sea
Bunker, Thaddeus *				Lost at sea
Bunker, Thadeus	1817		36 yrs 6 mos	Bolivia
Bunker, William	1800			West Indies; son of William
Bunker, William *	1768		42	Lost at sea
Bunker, Zephinia	1784			"At sea"
Burdett, Edward *	1833/11/15	Montano	28	Lost at sea in the Pacific
Burdett, Thomas *	1794
Burgess, William	1731/2/30			"Lost whaling to the Southward"
Burke, Humphrey	1834	Nautilus, New Bedford		Steward; Drowned in Tahiti
Burnell, Barker	1799			"Bound for Cape de Verd. Lost."; "brother to Jonathan"
Burnell, Jonathan Jr.	1799			Mate; "Bound for Cape de Verd. Lost."
Burnell, Jonathan Jr. *	1783			Lost at sea
Burnett, Jonathan Jr.	1783/7/19	Polly		Master
Burnett, Stephen *	1849/5/15	Ship Citizen, Nantucket	36	Late first mate of John W. Coffin of Boston
Butler, John *	1800			Lost at sea going to the West Indies
C.Folger, Charles *	1829/7	Mercury, New Bedford	23	2nd officer; "Killed by a whale"; son of Barnabus Folger
Calder, James	1810			"From Jamaica"; son of Robert
Calder, Samuel *	1828/10/18	Lopez	31	Lost at sea
Canteright, Jonathan	1789			"West Indies"
CaptainUnnamed and wife	1877/5/16	Schooner Marietta, Tilton		Captain; Rammed by steamer "Harrisburg" near Nantucket Lightship
Cartland, George H. *	1857/1/1		20	Died at sea
Cartwright, Benjamin	1812/1/13			"From Wilmington, N.C."
Cartwright, Edward S.	1813		19	"At sea"; son of John
Cartwright, John Jr	1802			Barbados
Cartwright, Joseph B. *	1839/11/21		11	Fell from aloft at sea
Cartwright, Obed	1811/3/16			"Long Island, drowned"
Cartwright, Thomas *				Died at sea
Cartwright, William *	1813/7			Died at sea
Cary, James	1813		35 yrs 6 mos	"At Canton"
Cary, Nathaniel	1798			"New York"; "son Edward Sr."
Cash, Charles *				Died at sea
Cash, William	1798			"Whaling, Brazil coast"
Cathcart, Gershon	1803			West Indies; West Indies
Cathcart, John Sr.	1783/7/19	Polly
Cathcart, Leander *	1823/4/1	John Adams	15	Lost at sea
Cathcart, William H. *	1836		30	Killed by natives at sea
Chadwick, Charles H.	1884/10/18		50	Drowned at Turks and Caicos Island
Chadwick, David	1750			"At North Carolina"
Chadwick, David *	1800			Died at sea off the coast of Africa
Chadwick, John	1799			"At sea (measles)"
Chadwick, John *	1778		35	Lost at sea
Chadwick, Joseph	1782			"Drowned at the Bar"; "son Isaiah"
Chadwick, Laban *				Died at sea
Chadwick, Mary	1749			"Drowned at Tookoonuck [Tuckernuck], cast away in a snow storm coming from Rhode Island."
Chadwick, Reuben	1810			"Jamaica"
Chadwick, Richard	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Chadwick, Timothy *	1811/9/9		26	Died at sea
Chase, Abraham	1800			West Indies
Chase, Barnabas	1780/1/1			"Lost in a hurricane in a sloop"; "son Thomas"
Chase, Benjamin	1809			son of Judah
Chase, Bery	1780/1/1			"Lost West Indies"; "S. Isaac"
Chase, Charles Jr.	1813		50	"At sea" drowned in Sweden
Chase, Cornelius	1754			"Whaling"
Chase, George Brown	1816			Cape Verde, Lightning
Chase, James	1819		38	Rio; son of James
Chase, Joseph	1807			"At sea"
Chase, Paul	1782			"Cast away Plum Island"
Chase, Timothy	1816			At sea; son Abraham
children, 4 of Mr. Halsted	1848/12/20	Ship United States, Nantucket		Asleep in cabin, went down with ship after it struck possibly another wreck/possibly stove by a whale
Christian, John	1839			"Killed by a whale"
Church, Joseph	1846/12/25	Ship Henry Clay, Nantucket		Seaman; Lost from ship
Clark, Barnabas *	1780		19	Died at sea in a hurricane
Clark, Bohun A.	1832	Bunker Hill		"Drowned in Nantucket Harbor(body) found near the straights-Mouth Gloucester"
Clark, Charles G.	1817		23	France; son Ebenezer
Clark, Charles *	1823		30	Died at sea
Clark, Christopher	1768			"Drowned" (sailed with Seth Morton)
Clark, Church	1783/7/19	Polly		Son Church
Clark, Church Jr. *	1783			Lost at sea
Clark, Elisha	1780			"London" (sailed with Ephraim Gardner)
Clark, George	1812		20	"At sea"; son of Isaiah
Clark, George *				Died at sea
Clark, Henry	1801			England "S Rox-"
Clark, Ichabod	1764			"Whaling"
Clark, Isaiah	1796			"Whaling, Brazil coast"
Clark, Isaiah *	1800		33	Lost at sea
Clark, John	1830		65	29th Ult
Clark, Matthew	1815/7/27		28	Havanna
Clark, Nathaniel	1811			"West Indies"
Clark, Peter	1750			"At North Carolina"
Clark, Prince *	1780		25	"S. William"
Clark, Stephen	1759			"Whaling"
Clark, Stephen	1782			"At sea"; "son William"
Clark, Stephen *	1824		16	Died at sea
Clark, Thomas	1780			"Lost West Indies"; "son William"
Clark, Thomas *	1824/5/22	Dauphin, Swain (?), Nantucket	22	2nd officer; Drowned "off the coast of Japan while encountering a whale"
Clark, Uriah *	1817/3		42	Died at sea
Clark, William S. *	1864/1/20		44	Died at sea
Clasby, Benjamin	1749			"Died in South Carolina"
Clasby, Peter	1805			From Patagonia
Clasby, Thomas	1780			"West Indies"; "son John"
Cleveland, Henry	1796			"West Indies"
Clisby, Henry B. *	1869/3			Lost at sea
Codd, Warren C. *	1857/9			Lost overboard at sea
Codd, Warren *	1853/3/23	Ship Mary, Nantucket	22	Knocked overboard and drowned while striking a whale
Coffin, Aaron	1795			"Whaling"
Coffin, Abel	1777	Prison ship		"New York"
Coffin, Alexander	1741			"Died in the West Indies"
Coffin, Alexander *	1816/11/4		28	Died at sea, (Shearpin) at sea
Coffin, Alexander *	1854/10/6		46	Shipwrecked
Coffin, Alexander Hall and Mrs. Coffin	1854/9/1	Ship Manchester, Nantucket		Captain and wife; Ship wrecked near Cape Horn
Coffin, Alfred	1810			"From Cape de Verde"
Coffin, Alvin E.	1879/1/6	Schooner Gerrit P. Wright	42	Drowned in Chesapeake Bay; Son of Seth Coffin
Coffin, Barnabas	1777			"New York"
Coffin, Barthell	1786			"Whaling"
Coffin, Barthell II	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Coffin, Barzillai	1799			"Southward"; "S. Brown"
Coffin, Barzillai *	1825		26	Killed by a whale at sea
Coffin, Bazaleel *	1780			Lost at sea
Coffin, Benjamin	1782			"Vineyard, drowned"
Coffin, Benjamin	1819		46 yrs 3 mos	Marine Hospital Charleston
Coffin, Benjamin Fosdick	1819		48	New York; son of Jonathan
Coffin, Benjamin Franklin *	1830/1/1			Lost at sea
Coffin, Bethuel *				Lost at sea
Coffin, Bezalul	1780			"Lost West Indies"; "son Elias"
Coffin, Christopher	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Coffin, Christopher	1785			"West Indies"; "son Richard"
Coffin, Cromwell	1751			"West Indies"
Coffin, Cromwell II *	1823	Brothers		2nd officer; Killed by a whale
Coffin, Daniel	1745/9/9			"Killed by a whale"; Father of Richard Coffin
Coffin, Daniel *	1724			Died at sea
Coffin, David	1783/7/19	Polly	33	Son David
Coffin, Edwin	1818		15 yrs 4 mos	At sea
Coffin, Eliaki	1783/7/19	Polly		Son Benj.
Coffin, Eliakim *	1784			Lost at sea
Coffin, Elias	1780			"At sea"
Coffin, Elijah	1781	Prison ship		"Died Naut. Harbor"
Coffin, Elijah *	1795			Died at sea
Coffin, Eliphalet *				Lost at sea
Coffin, Elisha	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; Brother of Joshua Coffin
Coffin, Francis Jr. *	1805/4		38	Died at sea
Coffin, Frederic *	1818/11		39	Lost at sea
Coffin, George	1820			Drowned in the Lakes; son of Nathaniel
Coffin, Henry	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Coffin, Henry *				Lost at sea
Coffin, Hezekiah	1816		40 yrs 6 mos	Died at sea; unknown coast
Coffin, Hezekiah Jr. *	1815/6		40	Died at sea
Coffin, Hezikiah	1782			"Died in Virginia"
Coffin, Isaiah	1819		26 yrs 3 mos	Penn Hospital; son of James Josiah
Coffin, Jethro Jr.	1782			"Drowned at the Bar"
Coffin, John	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Coffin, John G.	1819		18	Son of Obediah
Coffin, John Gayer	1820			Lost at sea; son of Obediah
Coffin, John Jr. *	1800			Lost at sea
Coffin, Jonathan	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Coffin, Jonathan	1791			"working at the Vineyard, lost"
Coffin, Joshua	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; Brother of Elisha Coffin
Coffin, Joshua	1780			"West Indies (hurricane)"
Coffin, Joshua *	1780			Lost at sea
Coffin, Josiah	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Coffin, Josiah	1778	Prison ship		"Newport"; "son Josiah Jr."
Coffin, Lindsey *	1834	Sloop		Fell overboard and was drowned, near Hen and Chickens; living in Sandwich
Coffin, Loaban	1814			Western Islands
Coffin, Matthew	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Coffin, Matthew *	1788			Killed by a whale
Coffin, Obadiah *				Lost at sea
Coffin, Oliver	1799			"Southwest"; "S. Ebenezer"
Coffin, Owen *	1821/2/6	Ship Essex, Nantucket	16	Eaten
Coffin, Paul	1729		34	"Whaling"
Coffin, Peley II	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Coffin, Peter	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"; "son Abren"
Coffin, Peter Folger	1806			Whaling
Coffin, Peter *	1806/10		11	Lost at sea
Coffin, Philander Jr. *	1859			Lost at sea
Coffin, Prince *	1835		37	Lost at sea in the Awashonks
Coffin, Richard	1745/9/9			"Killed by a whale"; Son of Daniel Coffin
Coffin, Roland A. *	1863		20	Lost overboard at sea
Coffin, Roland H. *	1864/4/12	Bark Adeline Gibbs, New Bedford	21	Lost overboard in the process of striking a whale
Coffin, Rowland	1803			Lost; from Brazil
Coffin, Rufus	1818			Havanna; son of William
Coffin, Samuel W.	1809/10			Son of Simeon Jr S.C.
Coffin, Siloamne	1783			"Drowned at Wovellall"
Coffin, Silvanus	1813		30	"Whaling"
Coffin, Thaddeus *	1842/3/30		20	Died at sea
Coffin, Thomas *				Lost at sea
Coffin, Timothy	1812			"Canton"; son of Obed
Coffin, Timothy R. *	1837	Reaper	28	Lost at sea
Coffin, Uriel	1783			"Drowned at Wovellall"
Coffin, Valentine	1782			"At sea"; "S. Ebenezer"
Coffin, William	1777			"West Indies"; "son Jonathan"
Coffin, William II	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Coffin, William Bunker	1820			Cape Verde; son of Stephen
Coffin, William H.	1812			"Lost at sea"; son of William the roper
Coffin, William H. *	1809			Died at sea
Coffin, Zacchare	1788			"Away the Algunes"
Coffin, Zachariah	1806			At sea
Coggeshall, Benjamin	1782			"Jamaica"; "son Peleg"
Coggeshall, Benjamin Mrs.	1799			"Bound for Cape de Verd. Lost."; S. Prince Coleman
Coggeshall, Benjamin *	1798
Coggeshall, Edward *	1835		27
Coggeshall, Obed *
Cole, Isaac	1821/2/8	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Eaten
Coleman, Aaron	1788			"Drowned in the harbor"; "S. Francis"
Coleman, Alexander *	1846/12/19			Died at sea
Coleman, Benj.	1805			Son Prince
Coleman, Benjamin	1777			"West Indies"; "son Stubael, wife Judie"
Coleman, Benjamin *	1750		15
Coleman, Bery III	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Coleman, Bethul	1799			"Yellow fever in New York"; "S. Simone"
Coleman, Charles W. *	1841/11/18		14	Fell from aloft at sea
Coleman, Charles William	1816		22	Died at sea; son of Richard
Coleman, Charles *	1820/6		21	Died at sea
Coleman, Charles *	1820/7		33	Died at sea
Coleman, Christopher	1780			"Lost West Indies"; "son Ebenezer"
Coleman, Ebenezer	1780			"Whaling"; "S. Jonathan"
Coleman, Edwin *				Lost at sea
Coleman, Frederick	1802			"Drowned up harbor"; son of George
Coleman, Frederick	1812/5			"London"
Coleman, George	1791			"West Indies"; "son George"
Coleman, Henry F. *	1864		14	Lost at sea
Coleman, Howard	1869/7/22	Fishing dory	9 or 10	Drowned after attempting to swim to shore at Brant Point after being unable to land a fishing dory.; Son of Mr. George Coleman
Coleman, Jethro Jr.	1755/1			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Coleman, John Way	1802		22	"At sea"; son of "Barzillai"
Coleman, Jonathan	1783/7/19	Polly
Coleman, Joseph Jr. *	1775			Died at sea at the coast of Guinea, "whaling"
Coleman, Nathaniel *	1780			Lost at sea
Coleman, Obed H. *	1846/12/19	Ship China, New Bedford		2nd officer; Taken out of a boat by the line while fast to a whale
Coleman, Paul *	1755			Lost at sea
Coleman, Paul *	1772			Killed by a whale
Coleman, Robert *				Died at sea
Coleman, Rueben *	1849/8/29	Ship Alpha, Nantucket		1st officer;
Coleman, Sarah	1807			Wife of Richard Lake Coleman
Coleman, Seth Macy	1816		19	At sea; son Abraham
Coleman, Seth *	1816/6		19	Lost at sea
Coleman, Solomon Jr.	1796			"England"
Coleman, Stephen	1817		20 yrs 4mos	Quicks Hole
Coleman, Thomas	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Coleman, Timothy	1807			"South"
Coleman, Trisham	1780			"Lost West Indies"; "son Solomon"
Colesworthy, A.G. *	1830/10/1	Brig Napoleon		Mate; "Washed overboard and was drowned" Lat. 39/9, Long. 66/12
Colesworthy, Waldo	1807			West Indies
Cook, William	1799			Master; "Sloop lost"
Cottle, George *	1824		21	Died at sea
Cottle, James	1780			"West Indies"
Cottle, Owen S. *	1833		25	Died at sea
Cottle, William Henry *	1851/8/5		30	Died at sea
Covel, Obediah	1810			"Lost going to Virginia"
Covett, James W. *	1862/4/25	Bark Roscius, New Bedford		Steward; Died from illness
Covil, Obadiah *	1809			Lost at sea
Crew members, ~14	1854/9/1	Ship Manchester, Nantucket		Ship wrecked near Cape Horn
Crew Unnamed	1878/10/17	Schooner El Dorado, Ellsworth, Maine		Storm
Crew Unnamed and captain	1878/10/17	Schooner Etta A. Stimson, Thomaston, Maine		Seaman/Captain; Storm off Cape Poge
Crew Unnamed of 6	1877/1			Hit a shoal
Crew, 7 members	1853/12/6	Citizen		Loss of ship Citizen
Crewmen Unnamed				Ship wrecked in storm
Crewmen Unnamed, 6	1876/3			Ship wrecked in storm
Crocker, Charles Jr. *	1864/2/22		30	Lost at sea
Cromwell, Moses Barnard	1816		19yrs 4 mos	Whaling
Crosby, Mr.	1833	Schooner Astrea		Supercargo; Met with strong S.W. winds on the 22nd, and on the 25th was capsized, all hands being washed overboard (1 week out of Norfolk)
Crosby, William	1799			"Yellow fever in New York"; "son Silas"
Cushman, John	1818			At sea
Daggett, Nathan *	1756		33	Lost at sea
Daggett, Nathaniel	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Daniels, Daniel F.	1845/11/24	Inez		"By sickness"
Darling, Charles	1810			"Jamaica"
Davis, Charles	1821		43 yrs 6 mos	Captain
Day, Rufus	1833	Schooner Astrea		Met with strong S.W. winds on the 22nd, and on the 25th was capsized, all hands being washed overboard (1 week out of Norfolk)
Decro, Edwin	1812			son of Gershorn
Dennis, James	1817			At sea
Derrick, Thomas J. *	1847/4/20	Ship Ploughboy, New Bedford	about 20
Dota, William	1780			"Lost at the West Indies"
Dower, James J.	1876/8/20	Schooner Gago H. Phillips, Provincetown		Seaman; Gale and heavy seas
Drew, David M. *	1850/6/20	Ship Lydia Fairhaven	26	Boat steerer; Died while in the sea of Kamschatka from the discharging of a gun
Drew, George	1808/1/8			"Drowned at New Bedford"
Drew, James *	1833/10/5	Samuel Wright, Salem	15	"Drowned in the Pacific"; son of Captain Alexander Drew of this town
Drown, Captain	1831/4/30	Steamboat Tricolor		Captain; "Boiler explodedwere all swept overboard" Wheeling, Va.
Dunham, John B.	1885/1/7		29	Drowned near Tuckernuck
E., William Hunter *	1855/10	Phenix, Nantucket	18	Captain Morey of ship Phenix from Nantucket wrote a letter describing that while the ship was anchored in Ochotsk Sea in early October 1855 beside the Lagoda from New Bedford, the Lagodas Captain Lamphier was on board the Phenix and asked to be taken back to his ship. William E. Hunter and two Native Americans drowned when the boat taking Captain Lamphier back to the Lagoda was upset. A Portuguese man also drowned.; left behind a mother and son
Easton, Nicholas *	1828	Bunker Zone, Nantucket	30	Mate; "All exertions to save Mr. E were unavailing, as it was evening, and he was unable to swim"
Easton, Nicolas	1827	Bunker Zone	30	Mate; Fell overboard off coast of Peru, couldn't swim; husband and father to two young children
Easton, Peter *	1819/11/1		37	Died at sea
Elkins, Joseph	1820		38 yrs 6 mos	Son of John
Elkins, Joseph *	1820		51	Died at sea
Ellis, Alfred *	1840/10/11		18	Born 1818
Ellis, Caleb	1781	Prison ship		"Died Naut. Harbor"; "son William"
Ellis, Charles	1812/10			"At sea"; son of Elisha
Ellis, Charles				Born Nov 21, 1795
Ellis, Charles C.	1808			"Drowned"; son of John
Ellis, Charles *	1811			Lost off Cape Horn
Ellis, Henry	1805			Loagrusa, West Indies
Ellis, Jonathan II	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Ellis, Raymond	1803			West Indies
Ellis, Tristram *	1839/6		29	Died at sea
Ellis, William *	1837		30	Born Feb 22, 1807
Ellis, William *
Elridge, Oscar F.	1863/4/14	Sloop-of-War Monongahela		Crew member; Struck by shell fragment in the engagement at Port Hudson
Ennis, Richard *	1844/6/25	Ship Alpha		3rd officer; Killed by a whale
Fanning, Edmond *	1822/12/24		37	Died at sea
Farnham, Roland *	1858/10/24	Bark Montezuma, New Bedford		2nd Mate; Ship lost in a gale
Fileh, Peter	1798			"Norfolk"
Fileh, Peter and his sons	1780			"Lost at the West Indies"; "son Timothy, Francis" (perished with him)
Fish, Coddington P.	1867/5/31			"Drowned by the upsetting of a boat in New London harbor"
Fish, Stephen	1781			"At sea"
Fisher, Edward	1865/8/23	Brewster	18	Cholera (Indian Ocean)
Fisher, James H.	1832	Mentor
Fisher, William R. *	1868/2/17		50	Died at sea
Fisher, Zenas *
Fisk, Freeborn	1815/1/10		35 yrs 3 mos	Drowned
Fitch, Ariel *	1799			Killed by a whale
Fitch, Beriah *
Fitch, Coffin *				Lost at sea
Fitch, Francis *	1780			Lost at sea
Fitch, Nath	1801			"Going to New York"
Fitch, Peter *	1780			Lost at sea
Fitch, Timothy *	1780			Lost at sea
Fitzgerald, James	1765			"Drowned at South Shore"
Folger, Albert *	1823/7/31	Whaleship Seringapatain [England somewhere]	24	2nd officer; Drowned at sea at lat. 58, 30 south, lon. 71. "A boy had fallen overboard, and Mr. F. heroically leaped into the sea to save him; but, as it was intensely cold, he was probably seized with cramp, having disappeared almost immediately. The boy was saved, as was the surgeon, who had likewise sprung overboard after him."; "Mr. F. was a young man of amiable character, and his loss is sincerely regretted by all who knew him."
Folger, Alexander S. *	1863/10/29	Bark Adeline Gibbs, New Bedford	17 years 7 months	Died of consumption
Folger, Ammial *	1797		20	Died at sea
Folger, Andrew *	1780			Died at sea
Folger, Andrew *	1848/2/12	Ship Triton, New Bedford	24	Cooper; Killed during skirmish aboard ship in Seydenham's Islands (King's Mill Group)
Folger, Asa	1780			"At sea"; "S. Reuben"
Folger, Barnard	1795			"Norfolk"
Folger, Charles *	1829/1		23	Born March 3, 1806
Folger, Charles *	1826			Drowned in Alexandria; son of Seth F.
Folger, Christopher	1774			"At sea"
Folger, Daniel	1744/8/30			"Lost on the shoals between Nantucket and the Vineyard"; "Son of Peter Folger"
Folger, Elishai *	1740			Lost at sea
Folger, Francis M. *	1869/9/7	Schooner M.E. Simmons, Provincetown	42	1st officer; Lost overboard
Folger, George Lawrence	1819		28	New Orleans
Folger, Henry	1777			"West Indies"
Folger, Isaiah	1800			"Lost on Duxbury Beach"; son of Elisha
Folger, James *	1817/4/9		46
Folger, John	1780			"Lost in a hurricane in a sloop"; "son Abishai"
Folger, Joseph W. *	1854/4/24		42	Died at sea
Folger, Josiah	1816		50	Drowned Hudson River
Folger, Nathaniel	1777			"West Indies"; "son Zacchere"
Folger, Nathaniel	1800			"At sea"; son of Nathaniel
Folger, Nathaniel II	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Folger, Noah *	1819		23	Died at sea
Folger, Paul	1770			"Whaling"
Folger, Peter	1744/8/30			"Lost on the shoals between Nantucket and the Vineyard"; Father of Daniel Folger
Folger, Peter *	1744/10/30		18	Lost at sea
Folger, Reuben	1782			"Drowned at the Bar"; "son Peter"
Folger, Richard	1779			"At sea"; "S. William"
Folger, Rowland	1805			Killed by natives; son Gilbert
Folger, Samuel	1794			"West Indies"
Folger, Schubael	1803			"At sea"; son Sette, France
Folger, Seth *	1816/6/15		50	Died at sea
Folger, Shuback	1774			"Whaling"
Folger, Shubael *	1774	Whaleship	37
Folger, Thomas	1780			"At sea, killed by common cold"
Folger, Uriel *	1800/12		16	Lost at sea upon Duxbury Beach
Folger, William S. *	1823		18
Fordick, John Jr.	1780			"Lost at the West Indies"
Fosdick, Jethro *
Fosdick, Philip	1809			"At sea"
Foss, Charles	1828	Chelsea, Boston Mass.		Seaman
Fowler, Robert	1823/12/5			"a colored man"
Freeborn, George	1815/3			Greenwich, Rhode Island
Fuller, Andrew J. *	1879/9/1	Matilda Sears	19	Died at sea
Gaff, George	1813			Mate; "Lost within a few days of Nantucket"
Gallagher, William *	1833	Steamboat		Steam boat was near Fayetteville (native of Ireland)
Gardener, Charles H.	1844/7/10	Lydia, Nantucket		2nd officer; Coquimbo
Gardner, Abraham	1783/7/19	Polly		Son Timothy
Gardner, Albert C. *	1838/2/10			Died at sea
Gardner, Alex P.	1819		19 yrs 1 mo	At sea
Gardner, Alex *				born Oct 17, 1799
Gardner, Alexander and son	1786			"Lost at sea"
Gardner, Alexander *	1800/12/1		37	Lost at sea
Gardner, Amos	1782			"At sea"; "son Elias"
Gardner, Ansel *	1812/9/2		41	Died at sea
Gardner, Bery	1777	Prison ship		"New York"
Gardner, Caleb	1814/12/17			Drowned Maryland
Gardner, Charles	1778	Prison ship		"Newport"; "son Belheel"
Gardner, Charles H. *				Died at sea
Gardner, Daniel II	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Gardner, Daniel *	1825/1/8		36	Lost at sea
Gardner, Eliab *				Lost at sea
Gardner, Eliakin	1808			"Bolivia"
Gardner, Ephraim	1780			"London" (sailed with Elisha Clark)
Gardner, Francis	1816		56	Baltimore; son Benjamin
Gardner, Frederic *	1808/1/1			Drowned at sea
Gardner, Frederick	1807/1			"Drowned"
Gardner, Grendall *	1772			Lost at sea, "whaling"
Gardner, Henry *	1802/4		23	Born June 21, 1781; son in law to Samuel Barrett
Gardner, Isaac	1780			"Drowned West Indies"; "son John"
Gardner, Isaac	1782/8			"At sea"; "son Timothy"
Gardner, Isaac	1813			"Lost within a few days of Nantucket"
Gardner, James H. *	1834/3/9		33	"Rio Janero, at the hospital"; son of Capt Freeman Gardner
Gardner, Jethro	1759			"Whaling"; "son Barnabas"
Gardner, Jethro	1802			Son of "Silvarius"
Gardner, John	1778	Prison ship		"Newport"; "son George, John"
Gardner, John	1780			"South Carolina"; "S. John"
Gardner, John	1799			"Sloop lost"
Gardner, John	1813			"Lost within a few days of Nantucket"
Gardner, John *	1812/7/27			Lost at sea
Gardner, Josiah	1781			"Lost West Indies"; "son Andrew" in pencil
Gardner, Josiah *	1758			Lost at sea
Gardner, Nathaniel	1782			"Coming from France"
Gardner, Obed	1812/7			"West Indies"
Gardner, Obediah	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Gardner, Peleg	1809			"Drowned"
Gardner, Reuben	1819		40 yrs 3 mos	Nova Scotia; brother of Simeon
Gardner, Samuel *	1848		22	Lost at sea
Gardner, Simeon *	1780		23	Lost at sea in a storm
Gardner, Simon	1780			"Lost in a hurricane in a sloop"; "son Nathaniel"
Gardner, Solomon	1759			"Whaling"
Gardner, Solomon Jr. *				Died at sea
Gardner, Thaddeus *	1767		28	Lost at sea
Gardner, Thaddeus *	1800/12/5		34	Lost at sea
Gardner, Thomas M. *	1843/4/27	Ship Mary, Nantucket		Lost overboard off Cape Horn
Gardner, Uriah	1783			"At sea"; "S. Timothy"
Gardner, William (Capt.)	1815		44	Norfolk
Gardner, Zacchariah *	1780			Lost at sea
Gardner, Zachary	1780			"Lost West Indies"; "son Andrew" in pencil
Gavin, Joshua A.	1780			"Lost in the West Indies in a brig"
Gevine, Walter	1783			"At sea"; "S. Thomas"
Gibbs, David	1806			Lost at sea
Gifford, George H. *	1846			Lost at sea
Gifford, Robert *	1820		40
Gill, Thomas	1799			"Southwest"
Gillyrick, Seth *	1823/4/2	John Adams		Lost at sea
Glidden, Tobias	1810			"At sea"
Glover, Simon	1777			"West Indies"
Godfrey, John	1810			"Lost going to West Indies"
Golem, Paul	1805			At sea
Golem, Seth	1805			At sea
Goodepud, Silas	1779			"At sea, killed by cruiser at the Bar"
Grant, George *	1848/4/1	Ship Sarah Parker		Seaman;
Greene, George H. *	1863/1/10			Died at sea in the Civil War
Grew, James *				Lost at sea
Gross, Joseph	1828	Chebacco boat		"Lying at anchor run down by a large Schooner without topsailS." Fort Point cove
Gurrell, John *	1831/7/6	Heroine, New York		Captain; Cholera in Cronstadt
H.Lane, Joseph	1833	Schooner Astrea		Mate; Met with strong S.W. winds on the 22nd, and on the 25th was capsized, all hands being washed overboard (1 week out of Norfolk)
H.Plumb, Samuel *	1828	Chelsea, Boston Mass.	24	Mate; "left widowed mother"
Hall, Charles C. *	1834/10/8		26	Lost at sea
Hall, Thomas	1828	Schooner Hiram		Seaman; "Jumped overboard and was drowned" off Gay Head, Mass.
Harlow, Joseph *	1868/5/26	Bark Amy, Nantucket		Killed while taking a whale
Harps, David C. *	1852/8/24		47	Died in Sandwich Islands
Harris, Captain *				Captain; Lost at sea
Harris, John	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Harris, Obed	1808/7/15			From Philadelphia here
Haskell, Benjamin	1832/1/1	Mentor
Hathaway, Jonathan	1834	Golconda
Hathaway, Thomas	1731/2/28			"Lost whaling to the Southward"
Hayden, Peirce	1779			"West Indies"
Hayden, William C.	1866/10/22	Fishing dory		Captain; Dory overturned while fishing off Quidnet
Healle, Timothy	1782			"New Bedford"
Hellman, Robert	1780			"At sea"
Hendricks, Obed*	1820	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Lost at sea
Hessey, Laban	1779			"West Indies"
Higgins, Obed *	1866/11/1		45	At sea
Hildebrand, Harry	1884/5/3		14	Drowned in the upper harbor by the upsetting of a boat in the afternoon alongside 17-year-old Bert Everett of Kansas City, Mo.
Hillar, Edwin *	1844/9/21	Japan		Captain; Killed by a whale
Hillman, Reuben	1799			"Baltimore, smallpox"
Hillman, Robert *	1780			Lost overboard at sea
Hiram, Capt. Bailey	1856/5/31	Schooner Watchman, Nantucket	43	Captain; Drowned at Bonavista by the upsetting of a boat while trying to land in heavy surf; body recovered by Portuguese
Hoag, George C. *	1867/3/1		59	Died at sea
Hodges, Seth 2nd	1816/12/11			Delagoa Bay
Holloway, George J.	1837	Brunette, Falmouth	22	"By the upsetting of a boat belonging to Brunette of Falmouth"
Holmes, Obed *	1837/4/8		26	Died at sea round Cape Horn
Holt, C.H.	1867/5/31			Captain; "Drowned by the upsetting of a boat in New London harbor"
Horsefield, Joseph	1818			Port au Prince
Hosir, William	1805/5			Carolina
House, William *	1818/3		39	Died at sea
Houssey, Seth	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Howes, Thomas	1739/7			"Lost in a West India hurricane"
Howland, Allen	1810			"Lost going to Virginia"
Hoy, Joseph H.	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Hudson, James M. *	1846	Niphon	28	"At Noaheava, by the upsetting of a boat of ship Niphon"
Hull, Thomas Sr.	1783/7/19	Polly
Hunter, Robert	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Hunter, William E.	1855/10/1	Phenix, Nantucket		Captain Morey of ship Phenix from Nantucket wrote a letter describing that while the ship was anchored in Ochotsk Sea in early October 1855 beside the Lagoda from New Bedford, the Lagodas Captain Lamphier was on board the Phenix and asked to be taken back to his ship. William E. Hunter and two Native Americans drowned when the boat taking Captain Lamphier back to the Lagoda was upset. A Portuguese man also drowned.; Native American man (one of two from the Phenix to drown)
Hussey, Andrew *	1800/9/1		16	Fell from aloft at sea
Hussey, Benjamin R. *	1844/5/29	Ship James Maury	43	Master; Nervous fever
Hussey, Captain *	1852/4/26	Ship William Penn		Captain; Killed by mutineers near the Seydendan Islands (King's Mill Group)
Hussey, Charles Alexander	1820		24	New Orleans; son of Laccheres ?
Hussey, Daniel	1750			"Died in England"
Hussey, Daniel	1803			New York
Hussey, Daniel B.	1816			West Indies; son Uriel
Hussey, David G.	1812			"At sea"
Hussey, Francis	1821			At sea
Hussey, Francis *	1777		23	Taken at sea and killed in the Revolutionary War
Hussey, George G. *	1816		26	Died at sea
Hussey, George Gorham	1810			"Lost going to West Indies"
Hussey, George Gorham	1816	Sloop-of-War Wasp		At sea
Hussey, Gorham *	1810		48	Captain; Lost at sea
Hussey, James *	1810		20	Died at sea coming from Rhode Island
Hussey, John	1749			"Lost going to North Carolina"
Hussey, Oliver C.	1817		21 yrs 3 mos	Rainsford Island; son of John
Hussey, Richard	1804			Jamaica; son Tresham
Hussey, Richard *	1781		19	Died at sea
Hussey, Thomas	1783			"West Indies"; "son Paul"
J. Paul, Coleman	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
James, John	1781			"Died in Halifax"
James, Joseph *	1856/11/29	Ship Lexington, Nantucket		Cooper; Lost overboard
Jay, Gilbert	1823	Peru, Nantucket		Killed by a whale
Jenkins, Bery	1782			"West Indies"
Jenkins, David *	1780		26	Lost at sea, "lost West Indies"
Jenkins, Jonathan	1780			"Lost in the West Indies in a brig"; "son Benjamin"
Jenkins, Jonathan *	1762		14	Lost at sea
Jenkins, Matthew	1803			West Indies; son Tristram
Jenkins, Prince			52	New York
Jenkins, William	1780			"Lost in the West Indies in a brig"; "S. Peter"
Jenkins, William	1807			West Indies
Jethro	1891		32	At sea; son of Nathaniel
Johnson, James	1827	Arora, New York		"Wrecked off Sandy Hook, N.J." "Six seamen who refused to get off the ship, preferring to remain on ship"
Jones, Abraham	1791			"working at the Vineyard, lost"
Jones, Barzillai	1811			"On his passing from England"
Jones, Benjamin	1818		42 yrs 2 mos	West Indies; son of Benjamin
Jones, Henry H. *	1867/9/8	Ship Akbar Boston Mass.	18	Seaman; Died of dysentery on passage from Calcutta
Jones, Henry Jr. *	1867	Akbar, Boston Mass.	18	Died at sea
Jones, Manuel	1836	Ganges		Seaman; Fell overboard off Cape Horn
Joseph	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Joy, Francis	1810			"Lost going to Virginia"
Joy, Francis Jr.	1796			"New York, smallpox"
Joy, Matthew*	1821/1/10	Ship Essex, Nantucket	26	Lost at sea. Third whaleboat separated and not seen again.
Joy, Peter *	1784/4		27	Lost at sea
Joy, Samuel Jr. *	1861			Died at sea
Kelley, Edward H. *	1858/7/30		19	Lost at sea
Kelley, Job.	1791			"working at the Vineyard, lost"
Kellog, Seth	1810			"Lost going to West Indies"
Kellogg, Seth *	1810/3			Lost at sea
King, Daniel *	1842/9/25		30	Died at sea
Kinney, Henry	1833	Schooner Astrea		"Met a strong S.W. winds on the 22nd, and on the 25th was capsized, all hands being washed overboard (1 week out of Norfolk)"
Lance, Reuben	1806			Whaling
Larence, James *	1809/11/23			Lost at sea
Lawrence, Duguied	1847/4	Science		Landing at one of the Sandwich Islands
Lawrence, George Jr.	1799			"Yellow fever in New York"
Lawrence, James C. and daughter	1810			"Lost going to Virginia"
Leary, Abraham	1799			Mate; "Sloop lost"
Lewis, John Wilson *	1863/1/16			Drowned at sea
Lewis, John *	1835			Lost at sea
Lewis, Washington *				Died at sea
Long, Anna *	1828/10/1	Bunker Zone, Nantucket	70	Coast of Peru, falling overboard; widow of Reuben Long
Long, Ephraim	1772			"Whaling"
Long, George S. *	1896/3		28	Died at sea
Long, James *	1799/5/7	Whaleship
Long, Nathan	1771			"At sea" (together)
Long, Reuben *				Lost at sea
Long, Timothy	1798			Captain; "Yellow fever in New York"
Long, William	1772			"Whaling"
Long, William *	1798		32	Lost at sea
Love, Barzillai Jr.	1782	Prison ship		"Prison ship, New York"
Lowden, Benjamin B.	1836/1/1	Logan, New Bedford
Luce, Barzillai	1823/1/1	Whaleship Iodas		1st officer
Luce, Ruben *	1806
Luce, Ruben *	1857/11/16		49	Lost at sea
Macey, R.	1833			Caster; "Pieces of which he picked upan oar was picked up branded R. Macey" at the Naos Sands
Macy, Albert I. *	1862/10/8			Died at sea
Macy, Alexander	1812/12/9			"Drowned at the Vineyard"
Macy, Barnabas	1802			"Coming from Philadelphia"
Macy, Benjamin	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessels were lost")
Macy, Charles R. *	1808/5		26	Lost at sea
Macy, Edmund	1810			"Lost going to Virginia"
Macy, Francis *	1842/9/26	Ship Peruvian, St. Johns
Macy, George	1815/10/4		34 yrs 9 mos	Cincinnati; son George
Macy, James F.	1861/7/29	Ship Swordfish	29 years 10 months	1st officer; Lost overboard in a gale and heavy seas; Son of Charles Macy of Nantucket
Macy, James Jr.	1767			"Lost at sea"
Macy, Joseph *	1826/7/30		26	Died at sea
Macy, Melville B. *	1850/7/26	Bark Montezuma, New Bedford		3rd officer; Died from injuries received on board while cutting in a whale; moved onshore (Zanzibar) for 6 weeks but eventually died
Macy, Mr. *	1853/3/26	Ship Antarctic		1st officer; Drowned by the destruction of his boat in the breakers (after ship wrecked)
Macy, Prince *	1828			Drowned at sea; son of Job Macy
Macy, Richard *	1850/8/12		53	Died at sea
Macy, Robert *	1828/1/28		29	Lost at sea
Macy, Seth	1802			"Archangel"; son of Stephen
Macy, Siloamne	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Macy, Simeon	1754/11/22			"Lost overboard in the Bay of Biscay"; son of Abraham Macy
Macy, Timothy *	1800		17	Lost at sea
Macy, Trisham	1780			"Charlestown"
Macy, Valentine	1810			"Lost going to Virginia"; son of Stephen Jr.
Macy, Valentine *	1809/11/23			Lost at sea
Mallard, John W. P. *	1828/6/3	Ploughboy	28	Native of Boston, employed on whaleships out of Nantucket for last 4-5 years
Manlis, Benjamin Jr.	1820			Whaling
Manning, David	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Manning, John	1849/1/14	Ship Niphon, Nantucket		Carpenter; Washed overboard and lost
Manter, George G. *	1870/4/30			Died at sea
Manter, Nathan *	1850/12/4	Ship Java, New Bedford	32	1st officer; Killed by a whale
Marshall, Godfrey James	1810			"Lost going to West Indies"
Marshall, Hawkins *				Died at sea
Marshall, Hiram	1806			At sea; son Obed
Marshall, James *	1810/4		44	Captain Gorham Hussey
Marshall, John	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Marshall, Thomas	1813/7/18		30	"At sea"; son of Josiah
Marton, Herman	1825	Edward M., Barnstable		Drowned off Savannah
MateUnnamed and wife	1877/5/16	Schooner Marietta, Tilton		Mate; Rammed by steamer "Harrisburg" near Nantucket Lightship
Maxey, Samuel	1805			Loagrusa, West Indies
Mayo, Seth *	1783	Polly	36	Mate; Lost at sea
McCann, Benjamin F. *	1875/11/28		26	Lost at sea
M'Cleave, Benj.	1844/8/26	Ship Obed Mitchell, Nantucket		3rd mate and cooper; Died at sea
Meader, Joseph *	1800/2		1	Died at sea
Meades, Nicholas	1755		39	Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Merches, Manuel	1850/1/19	Ship Niphon, Nantucket		Seaman; Died of scurvy
Miller, George	1840/7/13	Rambler
Miller, John	1827	Arora, New York		"Wrecked off Sandy Hook, N.J. "Six seamen who refused to get into the boat, preferring to remain on ship"
Mitchell, Bery	1771			"At sea" (together)
Mitchell, Joseph	1805			Drowned at Lisbon
Mooers, Samuel *	1831/5/12		46	Lost at sea
Mooers, William C. *	1866/6/10	Brig Falcon		Died aboard, no details given
Moore, Thomas	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Morgan, Dudley *	1835/12/21	Experiment		Lost at sea
Morris, Thomas	1749			"Drowned in North Carolina"
Morris, William	1819			France
Morris, William M. *	1846/11/1	Ship Spartan, Nantucket	22	Drowned on the bar at Tombez
Morselander, George *				Died at sea
Morselander, Obed	1800			Baltimore
Morselander, Reuben	1814			"Prison ship. England"
Morselander, Zebulon	1800			Havanna
Morton, Seth	1768			"Drowned" (sailed with Christopher Clark)
Mott, Joseph	1743			"Lost whaling to the Southard"; "(Son of James?)" penciled in may correspond to his name
Motte, Bery	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Mynick, Isaac II	1776			"Died in London"
Mynick, Jethro	1780			"Lost in the West Indies in a brig"
Mynick, Jonathan	1782			"Drowned at the Bar"; "son Andrew"
Mynick, Timothy	1771			"Whaling"
Mynick, William	1778	Prison ship		"Newport"; "son Isaac"
Myrick, Charles	1800
Myrick, David	1820	Ship George Washington		Master
Myrick, David *	1818		41
Myrick, Timothy *	1771		28	Lost at sea
Myrick, William *	1796/3		46	Died at sea "West Indies"
Nail, Thomas	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Native Americans, 2 men	1855/10/1	Phenix, Nantucket		Captain Morey of ship Phenix from Nantucket wrote a letter describing that while the ship was anchored in Ochotsk Sea in early October 1855 beside the Lagoda from New Bedford, the Lagodas Captain Lamphier was on board the Phenix and asked to be taken back to his ship. William E. Hunter and two Native Americans drowned when the boat taking Captain Lamphier back to the Lagoda was upset. A Portuguese man also drowned.; Native American man (one of two from the Phenix to drown)
Nichols, Edward	1810			"From Cape de Verde"
Nichols, Edward *	1810/11			Lost at sea; Job Smith 3rd, Joseph Nichols
Nichols, Joseph	1810			"From Cape de Verde"
Nichols, Jospeh *	1810/11			Lost at sea
Nichols, Mary Helen *	1853/8/23		1	Died at sea
Nicholson, Edward B. *	1844/9/14	Ship Thule, Nantucket		1st officer; Whaleboat became separated after crew abandoned ship; rest of crew eventually arrived in Brisbane, AU
Nickerson, Barzillai	1876/1/1	Schooner W.B. MoShain, Philadelphia	24	Drowned in James River, in the morning
Olison, William	1827	Arora, New York		"Wrecked off Sandy Hook, N.J. "Six seamen who refused to get off the boat, preferring to remain on ship"
Orphin, George F. *	1855		37	Died at sea
P.Clisby, John	1807			Mate;
Paddack, Aaron*	1824/3	Whaleship Diana, Nantucket		Captain. Lost overboard in Brazil.
Paddack, Daniel	1743			"Lost whaling to the Southard"
Paddack, Frederick	1808			"Lost"; son of Jonathan
Paddack, Jonathan	1808	Sloop Leander		"Sloop Leanders"
Paddack, Seth Jr.	1781			"Lost West Indies"
Paddack, Stephen Jr.	1782			"West Indies"
Paddack, Zackery	1782			"Died in Virginia"
Palmer's, Capt. wife	1850/9	Ship Navigator, Nantucket		Died on Pitcairn island
Parker, Fredrick	1799			"Sloop lost"; "S. Nathan"
Parker, Nathan	1804			Whaling in Brazil; son Dr. John Bartlett
Parker, Nathaniel	1799			"Bound for Cape de Verd. Lost."; "S. Nathan"
Passengers and crew, All	1808	Sloop Leander		Wrecked off Siasconset
Pay, Obediah	1781			"Died in Halifax"
Pease, Paul	1820		66 yrs 6 mos	Captain; London
Pease, Prince	1809/9/14			"Away from home"
Pease, Timothy *	1801/4/22		19	Fell from aloft at sea
Peaseydon, Paul	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Perry, Henry	1788			"Came from West Indies sick, and died"; "son Thomas" (penciled in, may correspond)
Perry, Jonathan Jr.	1808			"Whaling"
Perry, Silas	1810			"Lost going to West Indies"
Peterson, Richard	1821/1/20	Ship Essex, Nantucket	About 60	Buried at Sea
Pierce, James	1833		8	Drowned at New Bedford; son of Samuel
Pinkham, Barzillai *	1810			"Lost at sea"
Pinkham, Benjamin *	1780		29	Lost at sea
Pinkham, Bery	1780			"Lost West Indies"
Pinkham, Bethuel	1808/3			"New York"
Pinkham, Charles F. *	1844/9/29	Ship James Maury	32	1st officer; Dropsy on the chest
Pinkham, David	1814		31	"Prison ship. England"; son Jethro
Pinkham, George	1791			"working at the Vineyard, lost"
Pinkham, George Ramsdell	1821		24	Mobile
Pinkham, Hezekiah *	1771/7/6		25	Lost at sea
Pinkham, John *	1823/8	Swift, New Bedford	35	Captain; "Killed by a whale"
Pinkham, Moses *	1799			Lost at sea
Pinkham, Nathaniel	1779			"At sea"
Pinkham, Peter	1803			Whaling
Pinkham, Peter	1805			Whaling
Pinkham, Reuben	1756			"Died abroad"; "son Theophilas"
Pinkham, Schubael	1805			At sea
Pinkham, Seth *	1844			Lost at sea
Pinkham, Seth *	1844/5/2	Ship Henry Astor, Nantucket		Captain; Disease of the heart at Pernambuco
Pinkham, Shubail	1818			West Indies
Pinkham, Theophilas	1796			"England, drowned"
Pinkham, Timothy	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessels were lost")
Pinkham, Uriah	1798			"Norfolk"; "S. Charles"
Pinkham, Uriah *	1840/6/16	Rambler		Boat steerer;
Pinkham, Willam Jr. *	1788			Drowned at sea
Pinkham, Zephinia	1772			"Whaling"
Pinkham?, Hezikiah	1770			"Whaling"; ("son of Bery?") penciled in may correspond to his name
Pitman, James * (*)	1869/10/2	Fishing dory		Drowned while fishing
Pitman, Samuel *		Ship Marcus, Fairhaven
Pitts, Elijah *	1812		22	Lost at sea
Plessey, Frances	1777			"At sea"
Pollard, Alexander *	1840/1/18		38	Died at sea
Pollard, Jonathan Jr. *	1799			Lost at sea
Pollard, Moses	1799			"Fever, St. Thomas"
Pollard, Peter	1819		50	New Orleans
Porter, John *	1855/5/24			Died at sea
Portuguese man	1855/10/1	Phenix, Nantucket		Captain Morey of ship Phenix from Nantucket wrote a letter describing that while the ship was anchored in Ochotsk Sea in early October 1855 beside the Lagoda from New Bedford, the Lagodas Captain Lamphier was on board the Phenix and asked to be taken back to his ship. William E. Hunter and two Native Americans drowned when the boat taking Captain Lamphier back to the Lagoda was upset. A Portuguese man also drowned.; Portuguese man
Prince, George	1813		32 yrs 2 mos	"West Indies"
Prince, George W. *	1849/5/7		21	Died at sea
Prince, Mr. *	1849/5/7	Ship Constitution, Nantucket	about 21	3rd officer; Died on board
Quinn, Joseph *	1772		52	Lost at sea
Quong, Charles	1834	Pacific Chase, New Bedford		"Drowned on the bar, while watering" Pasta
Race, Chauncery	1846/3/14	William Tell		"Fell from the jibboom"
Ramsdell, Alexander	1817			France; son of James
Ramsdell, Charles	1849	Bark Kirkwood, Nantucket		3rd mate; Fell from aloft
Ramsdell, Federic *				Died at sea
Ramsdell, George	1807			"Lost"; son of James Samuel Keen (Reece)
Ramsdell, Thomas R. *	1864/8/7			Lost at sea
Ramsdell, William *	1811/5		34	Lost at sea
Rand, Obed *	1794			Lost at sea
Randall, George *	1849		57	Lost at sea
Rawson, Paul *	1772		47	Lost at sea
Rawson, Stephen *	1807/4/2		45	Lost at sea; Thaddeus Bunker
Rawson, Valentine	1808			"Whaling"
Ray, Alfred C. *	1872/11/1		27	Lost at sea near Valparasio
Ray, Barzillai*	1821/2/11	Ship Essex, Nantucket	17	Eaten
Ray, Charles *				Lost at sea
Ray, James H. *	1872/11		29	Lost at sea near Valparasio
Ray, Joseph E. *	1860	Meteorin	26	Fell from aloft
Ray, Obed *	1826/11/10		34	Died at sea
Ray, Robert	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Ray, Samuel	1782			"Drowned at the Bar"
Ray, Shuback	1792			"Lost at sea"
Ray, Sr.	1844/8/11	Ship Franklin, Nantucket		Captain; Illness at Paita
Ray, William *	1864		51	Lost at sea
Raymond, Benjamin P. *	1865/2/11	Ship Three Brothers, Nantucket	24	Drowned when a fast whale capsized the boat
Reed, Samuel	1821/1	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Eaten
Remsen, Jacob	1799			"Yellow fever in Havana"
Remson, Daniel R.	1853/6/6	Ship Omega, Nantucket	42	1st officer; Died at sea
Reynolds, Samuel E. *	1871/4/26		25	Died at sea
Reynolds, William	1808/4/24			"Coming from Spain"
Richards, Isaac (Richardson) *	1837/8/24	Eric
Richter, Robert *				Died at sea
Riddell, Charles	1799			"Whaling"; "S. Samuel"
Riddell, George	1810			"Lost going to Virginia"; son of Henry
Riddell, Samuel *	1825			Lost at sea
Ridgley, George	1827	Arora, New York		Wrecked off Sandy Hook, N.J. "Six seamen who refused to get off the ship, preferring to remain on ship"
Ritchie, Charles *	1845/5/28	Ship Christopher Mitchell, Nantucket	about 25	Lost overboard
Roberts, James F.	1851	Ship Nauticon		Fell from the rigging
Roberts, Joseph	1809			"At sea"
Roberts, William	1830	Brig The Vineyard, New York		Mate; "Struck on the head with a clubthrew him overboard"
Robinson, Prince W. *	1843/2/4	Scotland	35	Lost overboard from the ship Scotland
Rodman, Richard	1833	Columbus		Seaman; "Fell overboard and was drowned"
Rogers, Ensign *	1824/3			Lost at sea off the coast of Brazil
Rogers, Richard S. *				Lost at sea
Rule, Alexander *	1858/5/22		34	Lost overboard
Rule, Joseph *	1858/5/22	Bark Matthew Luce, New Bedford	38	Lost overboard
Russell, Abram *	1798			Lost at sea
Russell, Alexander *	1853/1/1			Lost at sea
Russell, Barnabas	1816		32	At sea
Russell, Benjamin	1771			"At sea" (together)
Russell, Benjamin Jr. *	1771			Lost at sea
Russell, Daniel	1786			"West Indies"
Russell, David Jr.	1782			"At sea"
Russell, Elisha	1802			"Lost at sea"
Russell, George A.	1850/12/4	Christoval Colon	19	Died on board en route to Valparaiso; son of Capt. Thomas Russell
Russell, James	1817	Ship Hero		Master
Russell, John M. *	1835		33	Lost at sea
Russell, Joseph	1800			Calcutta
Russell, Ladidiah	1780	Prison ship		"Prison ship"; "son Daniel"
Russell, Obed	1775			"Whaling"
Russell, Sylvanus and boat crew	1851/2/4	Ship Richard Mitchell, Nantucket		2nd officer and crew; Went off in pursuit of a whale since which time they have not been heard from
Russell, Sylvanus *	1850/5/20		27	Died at sea
Russell, Thomas	1806			From West Indies
Russell, Uriah	1803			South Carolina
Russell, William *	1808/3/9		24	Died at sea going to Boston
Russell, Wm.	1816			Son George
Ryder, B.	1844/1/1	Whaleship Barclay, Nantucket		Fell from aloft
Salisbury, Andrew G. *	1860/10/1		33	Lost at sea
Sandford, Mr.	1845	Champion, New Bedford		Captain; "Killed by a whale early in the season."
Sandford, Uriah *				Lost at sea
Sayer, Reuben C. *	1859		17	Died at sea
Sayes, Reuben C. *	1860/4/17	Bark Roscoe		Crew member; Died of consumption while serving
Seabury, John *	1844/9/14	Ship Thule, Nantucket		Boat steerer; Whaleboat became separated after crew abandoned ship; rest of crew eventually arrived in Brisbane, AU; "colored"
Seaman Unnamed	1850/11/18	Schooner Homer Bath, Maine		Seaman; Smith's Point Island
Seaman Unnamed	1877/5/16	Schooner Marietta, Tilton		Steward; Rammed by steamer "Harrisburg" near Nantucket Lightship
Seaman Unnamed	1878/10/17	Schooner Union, Mitchell, Calais, Maine	25	Seaman; Ran aground off Sankaty Head light house; Brother-in-law of Captain
Sears, Howes *	1831	Small Moses-boat , Nantucket		"Lost their hold and were drownedfishing off Brant Point"
Selen, Stephen	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Shattore, William	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Shearman, Prince	1841/12/4	Parker, New Bedford		Captain
Sheppard, Isaiah	1821/1	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Eaten
Sherman, Alexander	1820		16 yrs 1 mo	St.Thomas; son of Nathaniel
Sherman, William E. Jr. *	1875/9/24		35	Lost at sea
Sherman, William Edwin *	1860		57
shipUnnamed steward	1878/10/17	Schooner Union, Mitchell, Calais, Maine	18	Steward; Ran aground off Sankaty Head light house
Shorter, Charles	1821/1	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Eaten
Smith, B.B. *	1845/5/2	Ship Mary, Nantucket		Seaman; Lost overboard
Smith, Francis	1821		23	son of Solomon
Smith, Francis B. *	1831/10/18		32	Died at sea
Smith, James G.	1882/3/23		52	Drowned off Tuckernuck
Smith, Job	1810			"From Cape de Verde"
Smith, John	1828	Chelsea, Boston Mass.		Seaman
Smith, Rueben *	1800/9
Smith, Silvanus	1803			West Indies
Smith, William	1827	Arora, New York		Wrecked off Sandy Hook, N.J. "Six seamen who refused to get off the ship, preferring to remain on ship"
SmithJr, John	1807/12			"Lost at sea"
Snow, Andrew	1804			Virginia
Spencer, Thomas B. *	1868/4/9		20	Died at sea
Spooner, William	1783/7/19	Polly		Son Seth
Spooner, William *	1783
Sprague, John	1813			"Lost within a few days of Nantucket"
Starbuck, Barnabas	1781/1/1			"Died in Halifax"
Starbuck, Benjamin	1731/2/30			"Lost whaling to the Southward"
Starbuck, Benjamin Jr. *	1811		80	Died at sea
Starbuck, Benjamin *	1731/2/16		24	Lost at sea
Starbuck, Edward Jr. *	1803		43	Died at sea, Cape of Good Hope
Starbuck, Frederick P. *	1858/6/24	Bark Robert Pennell		Mate; Fell victim to yellow fever; son of Capt. Obed Starbuck
Starbuck, Jethro Jr.	1796			"Providence"
Starbuck, John	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessels were lost")
Starbuck, John	1780			"London with Smallpox"; "son Christopher"
Starbuck, Judah *	1792		21
Starbuck, Laban	1787			"At sea"; "son William"
Starbuck, Moses *	1806		37	Lost at sea
Starbuck, Nathaniel	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessels were lost")
Starbuck, Reuben				Lost at sea
Starbuck, Zacchare	1781			"Died in Halifax"
Stevens, Joseph *	1846/6/23	Ship Levi Starbuck	22	Died in Lahaina
Stewart, Jeremiah	1807			"Returning from a salt voyage, ran on a ledge of rocks called Hen and Chicken in a gale of wind and were all lost"
Stockman, Isaac *	1842/4/26		38
Stubbs, Charles 2nd	1821		18	Drowned; son of James
Swain, Abishai	1780			"West Indies"; "S. Trisham"
Swain, Abraham *	1858		37
Swain, Absalom	1805			West Indies
Swain, Alexander *	1813		22	Lost at sea
Swain, Alexander *	1842/1/1	Henry Astor		1st officer; "Killed by a whale at sea."
Swain, Amaniel	1799			"Savannah"; "S. Susanna"
Swain, Barzillai *				Died at sea
Swain, Benjamin Jr. *	1822/1/1		41	Died at sea
Swain, Calvin *	1794/9/29			Lost at sea; "son Daniel"
Swain, Charles E. *	1850/12/13		20	Died at sea
Swain, Daniel Hussey	1819		23 yrs 6 mos	Virginia; son of Valentine
Swain, David	1782			"West Indies"; "son Ried"
Swain, David III	1795			"S. David Jr. + Martha"
Swain, David *	1826/12/25		18	Fell from aloft at sea
Swain, Edward	1816		25	At sea; son Uriah
Swain, Edward *	1839		21	born May 19, 1818
Swain, Frederick	1803			"At sea"; son of Barnabas
Swain, Freeman	1787			"Going to West Indies"
Swain, George	1766			"Whaling at the [Brazil] Banks"; "S. Geo."
Swain, George	1807			West Indies; son of Benjamin
Swain, Gideon	1783			"West Indies"; "son Jonathan"
Swain, Howland	1772			"Died Long Island"
Swain, Isaiah	1820		30	Lost at sea; son of Freeman
Swain, Isaiah *	1816			Lost at sea
Swain, James Jr. *	1840/6/25		16	born 1824
Swain, John	1814		20 yrs 9 mos	Halifax; son Benjamin
Swain, John *				Died at sea
Swain, John *	1859/12/17	Bark Baltic, New Bedford		Thought to be crushed by sinking vessel in boat with captain, capt's family and four others
Swain, Joseph	1810/7/23			"Going to Charleston"
Swain, Joshua	1801			"At sea"
Swain, Obed *	1794			Lost at sea
Swain, Peleg *	1805		23	Cape Verde; son Peleg
Swain, Richard	1744/8/30			"Lost on the shoals between Nantucket and the Vineyard"
Swain, Robert	1819/3/1		40	At sea; son of Francis
Swain, Robert *	1818		33	Lost at sea
Swain, Rowland	1820		26 yrs 4 mos	West Indies; son of Job
Swain, Seth	1756			Members of one of six ships captured by French "and carried away."
Swain, Seth *	1780		19	Died at sea
Swain, Shubael	1813			"Lost at sea. Ship Henry Sylvann Coffin 2nd mate, Isaac Garder, master"
Swain, Silas	1810/2		35	"Whaling"
Swain, Thomas	1801			Jamaica
Swain, W. H. *	1859/11/12	Ship Golden Eagle, New York	"boy"	Fell from main skysail yard onto the deck and was instantly killed
Swain, William	1844/5/19	Ship Christopher Mitchell		Taken out of the boat by a line and drowned
Swain, William H. *	1859/11/7		19	Born 1840
Swain3rd, Uriah	1809/6/10			"Drowned in the harbor"; son of Paul
Swift, Benj.	1803			Delagoa Bay, Whaling
Swift, James G.	1845/12/29	Inez		"Fell overboard"
Thomas, Lawson	1821/1	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Eaten
Thompson, James	1838	Augusta
Thornby, William	1830	Brig The Vineyard, New York		Captain; "Struck on the back of the neck with a pump brake threw him overboard"
Townsend, Benjamin *	1823/7/1	Paragon	19	"Killed by a whale at sea"
Townsend, James	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Tripp, Joseph Edward	1876/8/20	Schooner Gago H. Phillips, Provincetown		Seaman; Gale and heavy seas
Trot, James	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"
Trott, James *	1722			Lost at sea on a whaling voyage
Turner, Benjamin *	1822/12/1			Died at sea
Turner, Edward	1825/1	Timoleon, New Bedford		Seaman
Unidentified, 2 men	1851/12/23	Ship Tyleston, Nantucket		Died from fever Pernambuco
Unidentified, 6 men	1852/1/1	Brig Tyleston, Nantucket		Lost 3 men by accident and 3 by sickness
Unknown, Mate	1826/11/21	Brig Waite, Bath, Maine		Mate; Scituate
Unnamed	1770			"Whaling" (sailed with Paul Folger); "Joseph Bunker's son"
Unnamed	1817/11		32	At sea
Unnamed	1844/6/25	Ship Rambler, Nantucket		2nd officer; Killed by a whale off Massafuero
Unnamed	1826/11/21	Brig Waite, Bath, Maine		Seaman; Scituate
Unnamed	1823/1/1	Whaleship Iodas		Black man
Unnamed	1848/4/11	Ship Rambler, Nantucket		2nd Mate; Killed by a whale
Unnamed	1849/6	Ship Planter, Nantucket		Shot in head by captain for refusing duty/"ring leader"
Unnamed	1849/10/25	Ship Charles Carroll, Nantucket		Boat steerer
Unnamed	1850/12	Ship Zenas Coffin, Nantucket		Carried down by a line in attempting to take a black fish
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Unnamed	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; One of seven unnamed "Indians"
Unnamed	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; One of seven unnamed "Indians"
Unnamed	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; One of seven unnamed "Indians"
Unnamed	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; One of seven unnamed "Indians"
Unnamed	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; One of seven unnamed "Indians"
Unnamed	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; One of seven unnamed "Indians"
Unnamed	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"; One of seven unnamed "Indians"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the first of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost"); one of eight unnamed "strangers"
Unnamed	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the second of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessel were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Unnamed	1755			Members of the third of three full whaling crews lost in 1755 ("13 men in each vessell were lost")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the first of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the second of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed	1756			Members of the third of three ships lost at sea ("13 men in each")
Unnamed man of color	1844/4/20	Ship Zone, Nantucket		Steward
Unnamed William	1772			"Lost coming from the Banks"
Unnamed, 2 rescuers		Hellespont		Rescuers; Wrecked of rthe coast of Wales
Unnamed, 2 seaman	1846/3/14	Earl of Eglinton, Greenock, Scotland		Seaman; South Shoal/"The Old Man"
Unnamed, 2 seaman	1869/2/26	Schooner Harry Bluff, New York		Struck on South Shoal
Upham, David	1749			"Killed by whale, south"
Upham, David	1775			"Whaling"
Upham, Joseph T.	1848/6/6	Ship Potomac, Nantucket	30	1st officer; Killed at sea by a whale
Valado, Manuel	1844/4/20	Ship Zone, Nantucket		3rd officer; Knocked over board by blanket piece on Off Shore Ground
Walker, James	1833	Martha		Seaman
Waterman, Edward *				Lost at sea
Watrous, John	1722			"Lost whaling at the Southward"
Watson, Henry	1846/2/11	Ship Columbia	23	Fell from mast
Way, John	1772			"Whaling"; "Seth Way son"
Way, John Jr *	1772		43
Way, Nathan *	1772			Lost at sea
Way, Samuel *				Lost at sea
Way, Sella	1772			"Whaling"
Webster, Erving Doctor *	1856/8/28			Drowned off of Plymouth when boat was upset. His father and brother were saved.
Webster, Sr. *	1856/8/28			Drowned off of Plymouth when boat was upset. His body was recovered.; Son of Dr. Erving Webster
Weeks, Charles *	1854/9/27		52	Died at sea
Weeks, John	1821			At sea
Wendell, Josiah	1780			"Lost West Indies"
West, Joseph	1821	Ship Essex, Nantucket		Lost at Sea
Wharton, Louize	1778	Prison ship		"Newport"
Whippey, Alexander *	1832/10/6		17	Fell from aloft at sea
Whippey, Benjamin *	1826		11	Drowned in passage to New York; son of John Whippey
Whippey, David	1804			On the way from New Orleans
Whippey, John	1800			New York; son of Nathaniel
Whippey, Josiah Bunker *	1854/9		64	Died at sea
Whippey, Nathaniel	1780			"Lost West Indies"; "son Nathaniel"
Whippey, Zebulon	1780			"At sea, Western Islands"
White, Gilman	1834	Shylock		Mate; "In a fit of insanity, jumped out of the cabin window and was drowned" Lat. 07 05 S, Long, 47 E
Wilcox, Prince *	1787/2		23	Died at sea
Williams, Charles M.	1838	Success
Wilson, William	1799			"Bound for Cape de Verd. Lost."
Winslow, James Jr. *	1842/1/2		27	Died at sea
Winslow, Philip	1809			"At sea"
Wood, Alexander *	1870/8/8		17
Wood, Edward F. *	1843/11		37
Wood, George W. *	1860/8/3	Alpha	21	Drowned off the coast of Flores
Woods, F.	1831	Brig Bogota, New York		Mate; Drowned off Cape Horn
Worth, Andrew	1778			"Dartmouth, small pox"
Worth, Chris Jr.	1782			"Drowned at the Bar"
Worth, David	1780			"Lost in a hurricane in a sloop"; "son Thomas"
Worth, Edward R. *	1830/6/27		16 yrs 8mos	Drowned off Brant Point
Worth, Elihu	1804			West Indies
Worth, Elisa wife of A Coffin *	1854/8/28		41	"born 29 Sept 1812"
Worth, James *	1859/10/24	Bark Montezuma, New Bedford		Boat steerer; Ship lost in a gale
Worth, Obed	1814			"Whaling"
Worth, Timothy	1781			"Lost West Indies"; "son Jonathan"
Worth, William H. *	1855/2/7		37	Died at sea
Wright, Samuel W.	1837	Zone		Seaman; "a colored seaman, who had sailed from Sagharbor"
Wyer, Joseph	1812			Elizabeth Hussey, Barzillai Hussey, son John
Wyer, Joseph *	1811/12		47	Lost at sea
Wyer, Obed	1814		45 yrs 9 mos	"Baltimore"
Wyers, John	1803			"At sea"; son of John
Young, Philip	1833		17	Drowned at Orleans