THE FAMOUS CAPTAIN JAMES BUDDINGTON
Captain James Buddington was a whaler who commanded the bark George Henry out of New London, CT. In May of 1855 he sailed to the arctic in search of whales. There he discovered the abandoned ship HMS Resolute which had sailed in 1852 in search of Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage ships, which were lost in 1845. He miraculously sailed the HMS Resolute back to New London. Claiming the right to salvage, they arrived in port on Christmas Eve 1855.
At the behest of wealthy philanthropist Henry Grinnell, the US Government bought the ship from Capt. Buddington for the sum of $40, 000 (about $1.4 million in 2023) with the intention of using it as a gesture of goodwill. The ship was taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where it was restored. In Nov. 1856 it was sail to England and presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
When the ship was scrapped in 1879, three famous Resolute desks were made from its timbers. Queen Victoria presented to one to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880, one to Henry Grinnell who funded the searches for the HMS Resolute and kept a table for herself for her yacht HMS Victoria and Albert.
The Resolute Desk has been used in the White House Oval Office since the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
(Source: The Poquonnock Bridge Story by Carol W Kimball, 1984 and Wikipedia)
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Buddington, James M., born Nov. 6, 1817, died Dec. 23, 1908.
Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, pg 51
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During his later years, Captain Buddington entered the Sailors' Snug Harbor Retirement Home on Staten Island, in New York City, on Nov. 21, 1894 and resided there until his death on Dec. 23, 1908.
Source: Sailors' Snug Harbor Inmates Records Register Volume C, p. 2792, Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives at SUNY Maritime College Stephen B. Luce Library, courtesy of the Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor in New York City.
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1840 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Township: Groton
County: New London
State: Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 4
Persons Employed in Navigation of the Ocean: 1
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Age in 1860: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1860: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Post Office: Groton
Household Members: Name Age
James M Budington 41
Lydia Budington 46
James W Budington 21
Jabella Budington 18
Lydia C Budington 13
Anna A Budington 11
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas M Buddington
Birth Year: abt 1817
Age in 1870: 53
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1870: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mystic River
Household Members: Name Age
Jas M Buddington 53
Julia S Buddington 29
Carrie Buddington 6
Ida Buddington 4
Arnold Buddington 11/12
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Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: James M Buddington
Residence Location: Groton
Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1838
Marriage Location: Griswold
Spouse: Lydia Bicknell
Spouse Residence Location: New London
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Connecticut City Directory 1892 - page 247
Buddington, James M. farmer, h. Poquonock
Captain James Buddington was a whaler who commanded the bark George Henry out of New London, CT. In May of 1855 he sailed to the arctic in search of whales. There he discovered the abandoned ship HMS Resolute which had sailed in 1852 in search of Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage ships, which were lost in 1845. He miraculously sailed the HMS Resolute back to New London. Claiming the right to salvage, they arrived in port on Christmas Eve 1855.
At the behest of wealthy philanthropist Henry Grinnell, the US Government bought the ship from Capt. Buddington for the sum of $40, 000 (about $1.4 million in 2023) with the intention of using it as a gesture of goodwill. The ship was taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where it was restored. In Nov. 1856 it was sail to England and presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
When the ship was scrapped in 1879, three famous Resolute desks were made from its timbers. Queen Victoria presented to one to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880, one to Henry Grinnell who funded the searches for the HMS Resolute and kept a table for herself for her yacht HMS Victoria and Albert.
The Resolute Desk has been used in the White House Oval Office since the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
(Source: The Poquonnock Bridge Story by Carol W Kimball, 1984 and Wikipedia)
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Buddington, James M., born Nov. 6, 1817, died Dec. 23, 1908.
Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, pg 51
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During his later years, Captain Buddington entered the Sailors' Snug Harbor Retirement Home on Staten Island, in New York City, on Nov. 21, 1894 and resided there until his death on Dec. 23, 1908.
Source: Sailors' Snug Harbor Inmates Records Register Volume C, p. 2792, Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives at SUNY Maritime College Stephen B. Luce Library, courtesy of the Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor in New York City.
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1840 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Township: Groton
County: New London
State: Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 4
Persons Employed in Navigation of the Ocean: 1
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Age in 1860: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1860: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Post Office: Groton
Household Members: Name Age
James M Budington 41
Lydia Budington 46
James W Budington 21
Jabella Budington 18
Lydia C Budington 13
Anna A Budington 11
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas M Buddington
Birth Year: abt 1817
Age in 1870: 53
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1870: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mystic River
Household Members: Name Age
Jas M Buddington 53
Julia S Buddington 29
Carrie Buddington 6
Ida Buddington 4
Arnold Buddington 11/12
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Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: James M Buddington
Residence Location: Groton
Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1838
Marriage Location: Griswold
Spouse: Lydia Bicknell
Spouse Residence Location: New London
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Connecticut City Directory 1892 - page 247
Buddington, James M. farmer, h. Poquonock
THE FAMOUS CAPTAIN JAMES BUDDINGTON
Captain James Buddington was a whaler who commanded the bark George Henry out of New London, CT. In May of 1855 he sailed to the arctic in search of whales. There he discovered the abandoned ship HMS Resolute which had sailed in 1852 in search of Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage ships, which were lost in 1845. He miraculously sailed the HMS Resolute back to New London. Claiming the right to salvage, they arrived in port on Christmas Eve 1855.
At the behest of wealthy philanthropist Henry Grinnell, the US Government bought the ship from Capt. Buddington for the sum of $40, 000 (about $1.4 million in 2023) with the intention of using it as a gesture of goodwill. The ship was taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where it was restored. In Nov. 1856 it was sail to England and presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
When the ship was scrapped in 1879, three famous Resolute desks were made from its timbers. Queen Victoria presented to one to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880, one to Henry Grinnell who funded the searches for the HMS Resolute and kept a table for herself for her yacht HMS Victoria and Albert.
The Resolute Desk has been used in the White House Oval Office since the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
(Source: The Poquonnock Bridge Story by Carol W Kimball, 1984 and Wikipedia)
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Buddington, James M., born Nov. 6, 1817, died Dec. 23, 1908.
Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, pg 51
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During his later years, Captain Buddington entered the Sailors' Snug Harbor Retirement Home on Staten Island, in New York City, on Nov. 21, 1894 and resided there until his death on Dec. 23, 1908.
Source: Sailors' Snug Harbor Inmates Records Register Volume C, p. 2792, Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives at SUNY Maritime College Stephen B. Luce Library, courtesy of the Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor in New York City.
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1840 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Township: Groton
County: New London
State: Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 4
Persons Employed in Navigation of the Ocean: 1
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Age in 1860: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1860: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Post Office: Groton
Household Members: Name Age
James M Budington 41
Lydia Budington 46
James W Budington 21
Jabella Budington 18
Lydia C Budington 13
Anna A Budington 11
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas M Buddington
Birth Year: abt 1817
Age in 1870: 53
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1870: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mystic River
Household Members: Name Age
Jas M Buddington 53
Julia S Buddington 29
Carrie Buddington 6
Ida Buddington 4
Arnold Buddington 11/12
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Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: James M Buddington
Residence Location: Groton
Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1838
Marriage Location: Griswold
Spouse: Lydia Bicknell
Spouse Residence Location: New London
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Connecticut City Directory 1892 - page 247
Buddington, James M. farmer, h. Poquonock
Captain James Buddington was a whaler who commanded the bark George Henry out of New London, CT. In May of 1855 he sailed to the arctic in search of whales. There he discovered the abandoned ship HMS Resolute which had sailed in 1852 in search of Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage ships, which were lost in 1845. He miraculously sailed the HMS Resolute back to New London. Claiming the right to salvage, they arrived in port on Christmas Eve 1855.
At the behest of wealthy philanthropist Henry Grinnell, the US Government bought the ship from Capt. Buddington for the sum of $40, 000 (about $1.4 million in 2023) with the intention of using it as a gesture of goodwill. The ship was taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where it was restored. In Nov. 1856 it was sail to England and presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
When the ship was scrapped in 1879, three famous Resolute desks were made from its timbers. Queen Victoria presented to one to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880, one to Henry Grinnell who funded the searches for the HMS Resolute and kept a table for herself for her yacht HMS Victoria and Albert.
The Resolute Desk has been used in the White House Oval Office since the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
(Source: The Poquonnock Bridge Story by Carol W Kimball, 1984 and Wikipedia)
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Buddington, James M., born Nov. 6, 1817, died Dec. 23, 1908.
Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, pg 51
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During his later years, Captain Buddington entered the Sailors' Snug Harbor Retirement Home on Staten Island, in New York City, on Nov. 21, 1894 and resided there until his death on Dec. 23, 1908.
Source: Sailors' Snug Harbor Inmates Records Register Volume C, p. 2792, Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives at SUNY Maritime College Stephen B. Luce Library, courtesy of the Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor in New York City.
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1840 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Township: Groton
County: New London
State: Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 4
Persons Employed in Navigation of the Ocean: 1
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: James M Budington
Age in 1860: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1860: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Post Office: Groton
Household Members: Name Age
James M Budington 41
Lydia Budington 46
James W Budington 21
Jabella Budington 18
Lydia C Budington 13
Anna A Budington 11
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas M Buddington
Birth Year: abt 1817
Age in 1870: 53
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1870: Groton, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mystic River
Household Members: Name Age
Jas M Buddington 53
Julia S Buddington 29
Carrie Buddington 6
Ida Buddington 4
Arnold Buddington 11/12
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Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: James M Buddington
Residence Location: Groton
Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1838
Marriage Location: Griswold
Spouse: Lydia Bicknell
Spouse Residence Location: New London
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Connecticut City Directory 1892 - page 247
Buddington, James M. farmer, h. Poquonock
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