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Capt Joseph Saville Cony

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Capt Joseph Saville Cony

Birth
Death
1867 (aged 32–33)
Burial
Eastport, Washington County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section East B, Lot 231
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Capt. Joseph S. Cony
Joseph S. Cony served in the military and commanded several expeditions. He was Act. Mast., USN, USS Shockokon and others.

Honarably discharged in 1865 and lost at sea off Cape Hattieras in 1867 when his ship, The City of Bath burned and sank. Later the Navy ship USS Cony was named after him. The bell from the Cony is displayed at the Quoddy Dam Model Museum on Water Street, Eastport, Maine.


Capt. Joseph S. Cony
Joseph S. Cony served in the military and commanded several expeditions. He was Act. Mast., USN, USS Shockokon and others.

Honarably discharged in 1865 and lost at sea off Cape Hattieras in 1867 when his ship, The City of Bath burned and sank. Later the Navy ship USS Cony was named after him. The bell from the Cony is displayed at the Quoddy Dam Model Museum on Water Street, Eastport, Maine.




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