Date of Service: 1877 – 1880 1853: Abram Parkinson is born in Maryland to parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson. 1860: In the U.S. Census, Abram (7), lives with his parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson, as well as his sister, Mary Josehine (9). 1870: In the U.S. Census, Abram (16), lives with his father …
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Date of Service: 1869 – 1879 1815: Abraham Parkinson is born in Maryland. 1845: Abraham Parkinson marries Henrietta Marie Hood on March 20th, in MD. 1860: In the U.S. Census, Abraham lives in Annapolis with his wife Henrietta, son Abram, and daughter Mary Josephine. His occupation is shoemaker. 1863: Abraham’s wife, Henrietta Parker …
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Date of Service: 1873 – 1901 1839: James E. Meeds is born in June in parents Edwin & Mary Meeds in Maryland. 1866: James E. Meeds marries Sarah E. in Maryland. 1862-1865: James E. Meeds fought in the 8th Maryland Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. 1873-1901: James E. Meeds is appointed Principal Keeper of …
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Date of Service: 1853 1871+/-: John Levy is born. 1853: John Levy is appointed the first Principal Keeper at Fishing Battery Lighthouse, MD. John Levy dies soon after being appointed. His salary was $400/year. His wife Sarah Levy was named Principal Keeper after his death. Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org
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Date of Service: 1865-1867 1821+/-: Susan W. Heath Kendall is born in Virginia. 1865-1867: Susan Kendall is appointed First Assistant at Point of Shoals Lighthouse. Her salary is $300/year. (Her husband Thomas L. Kendall is Principal Keeper) 1870: In the U.S. Census, Thomas lives with his wife, Susan, in Northampton County, VA. Sources: Chesapeake …
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Date of Service: 1854-1870 1813+/-: Thomas L. Kendall is born in Virginia. 1854-1861: Thomas L. Kendall is appointed the first Principal Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His salary is $500/year. 1861-1865: Thomas Kendall enlists in the 5th Virginia Cavalry. The lighthouse is discontinued during the Civil War. 1865-1868: Thomas L. Kendall is reinstated …
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Date of Service: 1870-1880 1870-1872: William F. Hatsell is appointed Principal Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His salary is $600/year. (His wife Rebecca Hatsell is First Assistant). 872-1878: William F. Hatsell is appointed Principal Keeper at Bodie Island Lighthouse, NC. His salary is $820/year. 1878-1880: William F. Hatsell is appointed Principal Keeper at …
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Date of Service: 1871-1874 1871-1872: Rebecca Hatsell is appointed First Assistant at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. Her salary is $400/year. (Her husband William F. Hatsell is Keeper) 1872-1873: Rebecca Hatsell is appointed Second Assistant at Bodie Island Lighthouse, NC. Her salary is $350/year. 1873-1874: Rebecca Hatsell is appointed Third Assistant at Bodie Island Lighthouse, …
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Date of Service: 1873-1881 1855-1860: Born in Virginia. 1873-1881: Served as Principal Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $540/year. 1880: In the US Census, William Washington lives in Isle of Wight County, VA., with his wife Maggie (age 22) and Lucy Sparrow (age 20) Sources: Familysearch.org, Chesapeake Chapter Database.
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Date of Service: 1873-1885 1844: Born in Virginia. 1873: Served as Second Assistant at York Spit Shoal Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $400/year. 1874-1876: Served as Assistant Keeper at Deep Water Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $420/year. 1876-1882: Served as Assistant Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was …
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Date of Service: 1881-1885 1850: Born in Virginia to parents Henry and Caroline Blount in Surry County, VA. 1874: Peter F. Blount (age 24) marries Sarah E. Tynes (age 20) on February 18th in Isle of Wight County, VA. 1880: In the U.S. Census, Peter Blount, age 31, lives with his wife Sarah and 3 …
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Date of Service: 1873 1839: Ann Murphy is born in approximately 1839, in Ireland. 1873: Ann Murphy serves as First Assistant at Craney Island Lighthouse, Va. Her annual salary is $420. (Her husband Patrick Murphy served as Principal Keeper) 1873: Ann Murphy resigns after her husband’s death. Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org
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Date of Service: 1865-1873 1830: Patrick Murphy is born in approximately1830, in Ireland. 1865-1870: Patrick Murphy was a crew member on LV-22, stationed at Wolftrap Station, in the Chesapeake Bay. His annual salary is $750/year. 1872: Patrick Murphy is appointed Principal Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary is $600. 1873: Patrick …
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Point of Shoals Lighthouse had two lighthouses. The first was built in 1855 in Burwell’s Bay on the shallow southern shoreline of the James River. It was a small, twenty-foot square, four-room white dwelling with a red tin roof and black lantern supported by five wrought-iron piles. It was equipped with a large-sized pressed glass …
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1837: A request is made by Beverly Kennon, Captain of the United States Navy, to construct a lighthouse at three locations along the James River in Virginia; Day’s Point, Point of Shoals and Deep Water & Lyon’s Creek Shoals. 1850: The U. S. Lighthouse Board authorizes $3,500 for preliminary work in the engineering & design …
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