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Thomas Edgeworth Courtenay

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Thomas Edgeworth Courtenay

Birth
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death
4 Sep 1875 (aged 51)
Jordan Springs, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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B,027,#7
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From John M. McKee Shiloh, IL.

Courtenay was the creator of the "coal torpedo." His device may have caused the explosion aboard the USS Chenango. One of the victims of the explosion is buried at Mt Olivet (Albert S Murray 34435354). The boiler inspector initially blamed for the explosion is also buried at Mt Olivet (Samuel Cragg #34413109).

More information on Courtenay can be found at http://scourt.tempdomainname.com/tec.htm and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_torpedo .

Son Austin's memorial 31560225.
From John M. McKee Shiloh, IL.

Courtenay was the creator of the "coal torpedo." His device may have caused the explosion aboard the USS Chenango. One of the victims of the explosion is buried at Mt Olivet (Albert S Murray 34435354). The boiler inspector initially blamed for the explosion is also buried at Mt Olivet (Samuel Cragg #34413109).

More information on Courtenay can be found at http://scourt.tempdomainname.com/tec.htm and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_torpedo .

Son Austin's memorial 31560225.

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Burial Date: 09/09/1875, Permit #

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