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Capt Jeruel West

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Capt Jeruel West

Birth
Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
30 Jun 1810 (aged 56)
Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
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Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Capt. Jeruel West was a Tisbury mariner. He was the son of Capt. Peter West and Elizabeth (Athearn) Chase, and the husband of Deborah Shaw. Five months after he was married, in Oct. 1775, Jeruel enlisted in the Navy as a private in Capt. Nathan Smith's Company stationed at Martha's Vineyard for Sea Coast Defense. In Jan. 1776 he was promoted to Corporal, and served until Sept. 1776.
Capt. Jeruel West was a Tisbury mariner. He was the son of Capt. Peter West and Elizabeth (Athearn) Chase, and the husband of Deborah Shaw. Five months after he was married, in Oct. 1775, Jeruel enlisted in the Navy as a private in Capt. Nathan Smith's Company stationed at Martha's Vineyard for Sea Coast Defense. In Jan. 1776 he was promoted to Corporal, and served until Sept. 1776.

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Cap. JERUEL WEST
died June 30 1810
aged 56 years

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  • Maintained by: Kevin Thomas West
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: Jun 24, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8983223/jeruel-west: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Jeruel West (12 Oct 1753–30 Jun 1810), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8983223, citing South End Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kevin Thomas West (contributor 46930153).