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Thomas Chappel

Birth
England
Death
unknown
Timor-Leste
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Boatsteerer on the Nantucket whaling ship "Essex". Stayed behind on Henderson Island after the ship was sunk by a sperm whale. Rescued on 9 April 1821. He became a missionary preacher and died of plague-fever on Timor island.
Boatsteerer on the Nantucket whaling ship "Essex". Stayed behind on Henderson Island after the ship was sunk by a sperm whale. Rescued on 9 April 1821. He became a missionary preacher and died of plague-fever on Timor island.

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