Jonathan, a twin, was born in North Searsport about four miles back from the village of Searsport located on the west shore of Penobscot Bay. He attended the one-room schoolhouse at that location.
Jonathan went to sea in 1846 at the age of 14. By the time he was 21 years old, just 7 years later, he was captain of his own ship. Just seven more years later, he was married and his wife Annie joined him to live on shipboard.
Jonathan was a ship captain who sailed from Searsport (Waldo County) Maine according to the book Searsport Sea Captains by Colonel Frederick Frasier Black (1960) p. 83. According to that source, he sailed on the following vessels: the brig Albatross (1857), the brig Atlantic (1864; lost on its maiden voyage), the brig Clytie (1866), the bark Arletta (1870-1876), and the ship Clarissa B. Carver (1876).
Only three months later in November, 1850, Jonathan's father died. As a result, he was thrown on his own. He became an apprentice as a ship's joiner to a master carpenter in one of the shipyards at Searsport with whose family he lived. He worked in the shipyard for five years. Jonathan traveled to Illinois in 1858 to wed his bride, Annie Black, whose family had moved to Illinois in 1855. The trip from Boston to Franklin Grove, Illinois took one week.
Jonathan became a ship captain when he was 21 years old. All of his ships were built in Searsport -- the brig Atlantic built in 1864, the bark Arletta built in 1866, the brig Clytie built in 1866, and the ship Clarissa B. Carver in 1876.
Jonathan died on board his ship in San Francisco harbor at 47 years and 6 days of age after an extended illness of the stomach. According to his wife Ann Eliza's account found in "Captain Jonathan Dow: The Seafaring Days of Our New England Family" written by his son, Scott Dow, Jonathan's remains were sent home to Searsport, Maine on the ship 'Pharos' with Captain Manson in command to New York via Cape Horn.
Jonathan went to sea in 1846 at the age of 14. By the time he was 21 years old, just 7 years later, he was captain of his own ship. Just seven more years later, he was married and his wife Annie joined him to live on shipboard.
Jonathan was a ship captain who sailed from Searsport (Waldo County) Maine according to the book Searsport Sea Captains by Colonel Frederick Frasier Black (1960) p. 83. According to that source, he sailed on the following vessels: the brig Albatross (1857), the brig Atlantic (1864; lost on its maiden voyage), the brig Clytie (1866), the bark Arletta (1870-1876), and the ship Clarissa B. Carver (1876).
Only three months later in November, 1850, Jonathan's father died. As a result, he was thrown on his own. He became an apprentice as a ship's joiner to a master carpenter in one of the shipyards at Searsport with whose family he lived. He worked in the shipyard for five years. Jonathan traveled to Illinois in 1858 to wed his bride, Annie Black, whose family had moved to Illinois in 1855. The trip from Boston to Franklin Grove, Illinois took one week.
Jonathan became a ship captain when he was 21 years old. All of his ships were built in Searsport -- the brig Atlantic built in 1864, the bark Arletta built in 1866, the brig Clytie built in 1866, and the ship Clarissa B. Carver in 1876.
Jonathan died on board his ship in San Francisco harbor at 47 years and 6 days of age after an extended illness of the stomach. According to his wife Ann Eliza's account found in "Captain Jonathan Dow: The Seafaring Days of Our New England Family" written by his son, Scott Dow, Jonathan's remains were sent home to Searsport, Maine on the ship 'Pharos' with Captain Manson in command to New York via Cape Horn.
Jonathan, a twin, was born in North Searsport about four miles back from the village of Searsport located on the west shore of Penobscot Bay. He attended the one-room schoolhouse at that location.
Jonathan went to sea in 1846 at the age of 14. By the time he was 21 years old, just 7 years later, he was captain of his own ship. Just seven more years later, he was married and his wife Annie joined him to live on shipboard.
Jonathan was a ship captain who sailed from Searsport (Waldo County) Maine according to the book Searsport Sea Captains by Colonel Frederick Frasier Black (1960) p. 83. According to that source, he sailed on the following vessels: the brig Albatross (1857), the brig Atlantic (1864; lost on its maiden voyage), the brig Clytie (1866), the bark Arletta (1870-1876), and the ship Clarissa B. Carver (1876).
Only three months later in November, 1850, Jonathan's father died. As a result, he was thrown on his own. He became an apprentice as a ship's joiner to a master carpenter in one of the shipyards at Searsport with whose family he lived. He worked in the shipyard for five years. Jonathan traveled to Illinois in 1858 to wed his bride, Annie Black, whose family had moved to Illinois in 1855. The trip from Boston to Franklin Grove, Illinois took one week.
Jonathan became a ship captain when he was 21 years old. All of his ships were built in Searsport -- the brig Atlantic built in 1864, the bark Arletta built in 1866, the brig Clytie built in 1866, and the ship Clarissa B. Carver in 1876.
Jonathan died on board his ship in San Francisco harbor at 47 years and 6 days of age after an extended illness of the stomach. According to his wife Ann Eliza's account found in "Captain Jonathan Dow: The Seafaring Days of Our New England Family" written by his son, Scott Dow, Jonathan's remains were sent home to Searsport, Maine on the ship 'Pharos' with Captain Manson in command to New York via Cape Horn.
Jonathan went to sea in 1846 at the age of 14. By the time he was 21 years old, just 7 years later, he was captain of his own ship. Just seven more years later, he was married and his wife Annie joined him to live on shipboard.
Jonathan was a ship captain who sailed from Searsport (Waldo County) Maine according to the book Searsport Sea Captains by Colonel Frederick Frasier Black (1960) p. 83. According to that source, he sailed on the following vessels: the brig Albatross (1857), the brig Atlantic (1864; lost on its maiden voyage), the brig Clytie (1866), the bark Arletta (1870-1876), and the ship Clarissa B. Carver (1876).
Only three months later in November, 1850, Jonathan's father died. As a result, he was thrown on his own. He became an apprentice as a ship's joiner to a master carpenter in one of the shipyards at Searsport with whose family he lived. He worked in the shipyard for five years. Jonathan traveled to Illinois in 1858 to wed his bride, Annie Black, whose family had moved to Illinois in 1855. The trip from Boston to Franklin Grove, Illinois took one week.
Jonathan became a ship captain when he was 21 years old. All of his ships were built in Searsport -- the brig Atlantic built in 1864, the bark Arletta built in 1866, the brig Clytie built in 1866, and the ship Clarissa B. Carver in 1876.
Jonathan died on board his ship in San Francisco harbor at 47 years and 6 days of age after an extended illness of the stomach. According to his wife Ann Eliza's account found in "Captain Jonathan Dow: The Seafaring Days of Our New England Family" written by his son, Scott Dow, Jonathan's remains were sent home to Searsport, Maine on the ship 'Pharos' with Captain Manson in command to New York via Cape Horn.
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