Martha was married to Capt. William Furness (bef. 1759-aft. Sept. 1820).
During the Revolution, her husband served on The Ranger, the ship of John Paul Jones.
In 1791, as captain of The Olive Branch, he was taken captive by Algerian pirates. His nephew John died in the episode. Capt. William Furness, however, was ultimately ransomed.
He also was captured by French privateers another time, but, again, ultimately released.
Martha Chadbourne and Capt. William Furness had two children: Abigail, who died at age 15, and is buried at Berwick, ME; and Capt. Benjamin Chadbourne Furness, a sea captain as his father, who died of yellow fever in New Orleans. Also like his father, it is not clear whether he was buried where he died or back in Maine with his relatives.
After Martha's death in 1863, Capt. William Furness went to the District of Columbia shortly before 1820 to pursue getting his Revolutionary War-era pension. He died dring that process, in the nearby Arlington, VA, area. It is not clear whether he was buried there or returned to Maine for burial.
Capt. Furness's sailing career was featured in a Hiking Through History school curriculum written as a collaborative project by the Old Berwick Historical Society and Marshwood School District.
Contributor: Sue Patterson Miller Smith (47878260) • [email protected]
During the Revolution, her husband served on The Ranger, the ship of John Paul Jones.
In 1791, as captain of The Olive Branch, he was taken captive by Algerian pirates. His nephew John died in the episode. Capt. William Furness, however, was ultimately ransomed.
He also was captured by French privateers another time, but, again, ultimately released.
Martha Chadbourne and Capt. William Furness had two children: Abigail, who died at age 15, and is buried at Berwick, ME; and Capt. Benjamin Chadbourne Furness, a sea captain as his father, who died of yellow fever in New Orleans. Also like his father, it is not clear whether he was buried where he died or back in Maine with his relatives.
After Martha's death in 1863, Capt. William Furness went to the District of Columbia shortly before 1820 to pursue getting his Revolutionary War-era pension. He died dring that process, in the nearby Arlington, VA, area. It is not clear whether he was buried there or returned to Maine for burial.
Capt. Furness's sailing career was featured in a Hiking Through History school curriculum written as a collaborative project by the Old Berwick Historical Society and Marshwood School District.
Contributor: Sue Patterson Miller Smith (47878260) • [email protected]
Martha was married to Capt. William Furness (bef. 1759-aft. Sept. 1820).
During the Revolution, her husband served on The Ranger, the ship of John Paul Jones.
In 1791, as captain of The Olive Branch, he was taken captive by Algerian pirates. His nephew John died in the episode. Capt. William Furness, however, was ultimately ransomed.
He also was captured by French privateers another time, but, again, ultimately released.
Martha Chadbourne and Capt. William Furness had two children: Abigail, who died at age 15, and is buried at Berwick, ME; and Capt. Benjamin Chadbourne Furness, a sea captain as his father, who died of yellow fever in New Orleans. Also like his father, it is not clear whether he was buried where he died or back in Maine with his relatives.
After Martha's death in 1863, Capt. William Furness went to the District of Columbia shortly before 1820 to pursue getting his Revolutionary War-era pension. He died dring that process, in the nearby Arlington, VA, area. It is not clear whether he was buried there or returned to Maine for burial.
Capt. Furness's sailing career was featured in a Hiking Through History school curriculum written as a collaborative project by the Old Berwick Historical Society and Marshwood School District.
Contributor: Sue Patterson Miller Smith (47878260) • [email protected]
During the Revolution, her husband served on The Ranger, the ship of John Paul Jones.
In 1791, as captain of The Olive Branch, he was taken captive by Algerian pirates. His nephew John died in the episode. Capt. William Furness, however, was ultimately ransomed.
He also was captured by French privateers another time, but, again, ultimately released.
Martha Chadbourne and Capt. William Furness had two children: Abigail, who died at age 15, and is buried at Berwick, ME; and Capt. Benjamin Chadbourne Furness, a sea captain as his father, who died of yellow fever in New Orleans. Also like his father, it is not clear whether he was buried where he died or back in Maine with his relatives.
After Martha's death in 1863, Capt. William Furness went to the District of Columbia shortly before 1820 to pursue getting his Revolutionary War-era pension. He died dring that process, in the nearby Arlington, VA, area. It is not clear whether he was buried there or returned to Maine for burial.
Capt. Furness's sailing career was featured in a Hiking Through History school curriculum written as a collaborative project by the Old Berwick Historical Society and Marshwood School District.
Contributor: Sue Patterson Miller Smith (47878260) • [email protected]
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