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Capt John Allison Dunn

Birth
East Side of Ragged Island, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
1881
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Capt. Jhon Allison Dunn, master mariner, was the son of Isaac Dunn and Olivia (Chadsey) Dunn. He was b. abt 1845

Marriage:
Mary Jane Sewall, 13 Jan 1881, Shelburne. Nova Scotia

Ragged Island/Barbados

1881 OBITUARY

Liverpool Advance - April 12, 1881

'Vessel Overdue' - The schooner 'Corean' , 37 tons, owned by Messrs. H& A. Locke, sailed form Lockeport, January 20th for Barbados, and as nothing has been heard of her since, she is supposed to be lost. her crew were are follows: - John Dunn, captain, married a few days before sailing, leaves a wife and mother; Matthias Collins, mate, leaves a wife and two children; James Clifford, steward, married - all of Lockepot; Ian McCuaig, a native of Glasgow, Scotland; Clement of Guysboro; and Thomas McGowan of Summerville, Queens County, seaman, unmarried.

Shelburne Coast Guard - April 2. 1881

'Cannot find in Registry, Schooner 'Corean' in which Captain Allison Dunn (John Allison) sailed and was lost.If we rightfully remember he was hurried to sea with a badly stowed cargo. Captain Dunn was one of our finest men. Matthias Collins was a boy chum of ours.' Also, No. 26, February 19, 1881
Capt. Jhon Allison Dunn, master mariner, was the son of Isaac Dunn and Olivia (Chadsey) Dunn. He was b. abt 1845

Marriage:
Mary Jane Sewall, 13 Jan 1881, Shelburne. Nova Scotia

Ragged Island/Barbados

1881 OBITUARY

Liverpool Advance - April 12, 1881

'Vessel Overdue' - The schooner 'Corean' , 37 tons, owned by Messrs. H& A. Locke, sailed form Lockeport, January 20th for Barbados, and as nothing has been heard of her since, she is supposed to be lost. her crew were are follows: - John Dunn, captain, married a few days before sailing, leaves a wife and mother; Matthias Collins, mate, leaves a wife and two children; James Clifford, steward, married - all of Lockepot; Ian McCuaig, a native of Glasgow, Scotland; Clement of Guysboro; and Thomas McGowan of Summerville, Queens County, seaman, unmarried.

Shelburne Coast Guard - April 2. 1881

'Cannot find in Registry, Schooner 'Corean' in which Captain Allison Dunn (John Allison) sailed and was lost.If we rightfully remember he was hurried to sea with a badly stowed cargo. Captain Dunn was one of our finest men. Matthias Collins was a boy chum of ours.' Also, No. 26, February 19, 1881


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