Date of Service: 1855 – 1869 1816: Pamelia Edwards is born in Maryland. 1855: Pamelia Edwards is appointed Principal Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD. On April 7th. Her annual salary is $350. 1869: Pamelia Edwards resigns as Principal Keeper on June 4th. Her annual salary is $520. 1893: Pamelia Edwards dies. Keeper Pamelia (Permelia) …
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Date of Service: 1853 – 1855 1853: Martha Ann Edwards is appointed Principal Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD., after her father (who previously served as keeper) died on duty. Her annual salary is $350. 1855: Martha Edwards resigns on April 7, as Principal Keeper. Her annual salary is $350. 1855: Martha Edwards marries Thomas …
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Date of Service: 1853 1810: Richard Dent Edwards marries Lydia Dyson on February 7th, in St. Mary’s County. 1853: Richard Edwards is appointed Principal Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD. On April 20th. His salary is $350/year. 1853: Keeper Edwards dies on duty on July 14th. His daughter, Martha is appointed Keeper on July 19th. …
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Date of Service: 1830 1796: James Davis marries Mary Clarke on October 1st in St. Mary’s County, MD. 1830: James Davis serves as Principal Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD from September 20th through December 3rd, when he died on duty. His salary was $350. Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org
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Date of Service: 1830-1847 1830: James Davis (father of Ann Davis), is appointed Principal Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD. On September 20th. 1830: James Davis dies on duty on December 3rd. 1830: Ann Davis is appointed Principal Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD. On December 12th. Her annual salary is $350. 1831: In a …
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Date of Service: 1904-1939 1872: Born on July 26 to parents William M. and Anna Yeatman, in St. Mary’s County, MD. 1900: His occupation is listed as a blacksmith in the U.S. Census. Early 1900s: Marries Julia Courtney. 1903: Wife Julia gives birth to a daughter, Mary on December 10. Neither mother or daughter survive. …
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Date of Service: 1871-1908 1830: Born on October 1 in Richmond County, VA. 1862: Marries Anna Maria Lamb on May 12 in St. Mary’s County, MD. They go on to have 12 children. 1871: Appointed Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD on September 22. His beginning salary was $520/year. 1874: A Novia Scotian schooner, Etta, …
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1830 One and one half story integral lighthouse built at the mouth of the Potomac River by John Donahoo of Havre De Grace, MD. James Davis serves as first keeper but dies within months of taking office. 1862 Hammond General Hospital established near lighthouse. 1863 Camp Hoffman (Union Prisoner of War Camp …
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The Point Lookout Lighthouse is located at the mouth of the Potomac River at the Bay and was originally constructed in 1830 as a one-and-a-half-story wooden and masonry building. It was raised to two-stories in 1883 with the light raised to 41 feet. A free-standing fog bell was built in 1872, however, after the buoy repair shed was …
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