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Richard Harrison Pearson
British
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1790-1814
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Pluto (8)
1782-1817
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Fireship
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William Mercer
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1799
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Fox (32)
1780-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
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George Boswell
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
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Princess Royal (90)
1773-1807
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
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Henry Garrett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1833
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Vengeance (74)
1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
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Sir Henry Powlett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1830
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Edward Ellicott
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
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Kingfisher (18)
1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1782)
Beaulieu (40)
1791-1806
British 40 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1791)
Artois (38)
1794-1797
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
Amphion (32)
1780-1796
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1780)
Sir William Bolton
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1815
Centaur (74)
1797-1819
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1797)
Lord Richard Howe (1
st
Earl Howe)
British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
Anthony Fortye
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1738
George Blyte
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1758
Sir Alexander Schomberg
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1804
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Newfoundland
Also Known as
Newfoundland Colony (
1610
-
1707/04/30
)
Newfoundland Colony (
1707/05/01
-
1800/12/31
)
Newfoundland Colony (
1801/01/01
-
1907
)
Dominion of Newfoundland (
1907
-
1949
)
Province of Newfoundland (
1949
-
2016
)
Other Information
Type
: Island
Location(s)
:
Canada -
Nouvelle-France
-
North America
Nationality
:
République Française
Associated Locations
Ferryland
- Port
→ 0000-2016 Férrillon
→ 0000-2016 Forillon
Plaisance
- Port
→ 1713 Placentia
St John's
- Port
Offices associated with Newfoundland and related locations
Commander-in-Chief Newfoundland
Gouverneur Plaisance
Governor Newfoundland
Lieutenant du Roi Plaisance
Events at Newfoundland
1789
Launched
Placentia (Lightly Armed)
1789-1794
British Lightly Armed Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1789
Launched
Trepassey (Lightly Armed)
1789-1807
British Lightly Armed Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
c.1800
Birth of
John Compton Colborne
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1829-1833
1802/01
Death of
Thomas Duvall
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1802
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated
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1791-1806
British 40 Gun
5th Rate
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1794-1797
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
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British Fifth Rate frigate 'Amphion' (1780) (32)
1780-1796
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
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British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1815