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Capt George Pollard Jr.

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Capt George Pollard Jr.

Birth
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 Jan 1870 (aged 78)
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Old Section Prospect Hill, no. 268
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George Pollard, Jr. was from a strict Quaker family from Nantucket. He was the son of Capt George Pollard Sr, and was Captain of the whaleships Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank the Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

Brother of Alexander Pollard.
George Pollard, Jr. was from a strict Quaker family from Nantucket. He was the son of Capt George Pollard Sr, and was Captain of the whaleships Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank the Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

Brother of Alexander Pollard.

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112263478/george-pollard: accessed ), memorial page for Capt George Pollard Jr. (18 Jul 1791–7 Jan 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112263478, citing Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889).