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Capt Daniel Hathorne

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Capt Daniel Hathorne

Birth
Death
18 Apr 1796 (aged 65–66)
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5206595, Longitude: -70.8921447
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Revolutionary War hero, Privateer. He was the commander of the privateer "Fair America." The ship's surgeon wrote an early american ballad lore about him, giving him the nickname "Bold Daniel". He purchased a house in Salem, Massachusetts in 1772, which still stands today adjacent to the house of seven gables. He is also the grandfather of the well known writer Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Son of Josepth Hathorne, Daniel married Rachel Phelps at 27 Union St. in Salem, the house where Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804. Daniel Hathorne served in the Revolutionary War and was hailed for his bravery in a song entitled "Bold Hathorne." When he died in 1796, he was honored by the Marine Society and the Fire Club at his funeral at the Charter Street Burying Point, and the notice of his death was published in the Salem Gazette.

Source: Newshore Community College Library website
Revolutionary War hero, Privateer. He was the commander of the privateer "Fair America." The ship's surgeon wrote an early american ballad lore about him, giving him the nickname "Bold Daniel". He purchased a house in Salem, Massachusetts in 1772, which still stands today adjacent to the house of seven gables. He is also the grandfather of the well known writer Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Son of Josepth Hathorne, Daniel married Rachel Phelps at 27 Union St. in Salem, the house where Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804. Daniel Hathorne served in the Revolutionary War and was hailed for his bravery in a song entitled "Bold Hathorne." When he died in 1796, he was honored by the Marine Society and the Fire Club at his funeral at the Charter Street Burying Point, and the notice of his death was published in the Salem Gazette.

Source: Newshore Community College Library website


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  • Maintained by: HJ
  • Originally Created by: Cynthia Kaley
  • Added: Nov 29, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8138290/daniel-hathorne: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Daniel Hathorne (1730–18 Apr 1796), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8138290, citing Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by HJ (contributor 46937296).