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Capt Thomas Skolfield

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Capt Thomas Skolfield

Birth
Cundys Harbor, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Death
22 Apr 1885 (aged 85)
Cundys Harbor, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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East Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Thomas Skolfield master mariner sailed on the "Brig William" of Bath for Guadeloupe 1n 1818. Later that year he joined the "Brig Action". For seven months thirteen days his pay was 15.00 a month. Thomas made a second voyage on "Action" in 1819, during which the "Brig" was boarded by privateers. In 1820, he sailed on the "Brig Havana" of Bruinwick. In 1821, he was a seaman on board the Bath schooner "Hamilton". From 1822 to 1829 Thomas was the master of the schooner "Lively" of Portland. One other interesting note: When our Capt.Thomas Skolfield was a young man he was employed by his cousin "Master George Skolfield", who established the
Skolfield Ship Yard - Capt. Thomas spent several years at the yard, learning the art of the fine points of shipbuilding ; later on as we know, he became an apprentice on one of the Skolfield ships. In 1932 he was a seaman on the "Bath ship Atlantic", bound for New Orleans to Liverpool, where Thomas deserted, back to Harpswell. After his retirement he built his own ship; this ended in failure, as a violent squall overturned the ship -(or Bark) before it was launched - all was lost.
This may be the tale of the unfinished ship." Thomas bought land on Parkers Island, commonly called Ragged Arse, in Oct. 1833. There he built a home, farmed, and engaged in fishing. He was known locally as Ragged Island Tom. In 1850 he built, the fishing scooner Patriot, of which he and his son William were masters. In 1857 he sold his Island property and settled in Cundys Harbor on Great Island, Harpswell

Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"

Thomas Skolfield master mariner sailed on the "Brig William" of Bath for Guadeloupe 1n 1818. Later that year he joined the "Brig Action". For seven months thirteen days his pay was 15.00 a month. Thomas made a second voyage on "Action" in 1819, during which the "Brig" was boarded by privateers. In 1820, he sailed on the "Brig Havana" of Bruinwick. In 1821, he was a seaman on board the Bath schooner "Hamilton". From 1822 to 1829 Thomas was the master of the schooner "Lively" of Portland. One other interesting note: When our Capt.Thomas Skolfield was a young man he was employed by his cousin "Master George Skolfield", who established the
Skolfield Ship Yard - Capt. Thomas spent several years at the yard, learning the art of the fine points of shipbuilding ; later on as we know, he became an apprentice on one of the Skolfield ships. In 1932 he was a seaman on the "Bath ship Atlantic", bound for New Orleans to Liverpool, where Thomas deserted, back to Harpswell. After his retirement he built his own ship; this ended in failure, as a violent squall overturned the ship -(or Bark) before it was launched - all was lost.
This may be the tale of the unfinished ship." Thomas bought land on Parkers Island, commonly called Ragged Arse, in Oct. 1833. There he built a home, farmed, and engaged in fishing. He was known locally as Ragged Island Tom. In 1850 he built, the fishing scooner Patriot, of which he and his son William were masters. In 1857 he sold his Island property and settled in Cundys Harbor on Great Island, Harpswell

Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"

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