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Commander Abraham Whipple (September 26, 1733 – May 27, 1819) was an American naval officer best known for his service in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War and being one of the founders of Marietta, Ohio. Born near Providence, Colony of Rhode Island, Whipple chose to be a seafarer early in his life and embarked on a career in ...
Abraham Whipple was born on September 26, 1733 in Providence, Rhode Island, to Noah Whipple Jr., one of the owners of a plantation. Since he lived in a coastal town, he developed interest in exploring the sea from a very young age.
Abraham Whipple was born in Providence on September 26, 1733, the son of a local farmer, Noah Whipple, Jr, and a grandson of John Whipple, one of the early owners of the Providence Plantations. Like many a lad living in this town founded at the headwaters of Narragansett Bay, at an early age Abraham was drawn to the sea, a natural calling in a ...
Abraham Whipple (1733-1819) was a successful privateer and naval officer who was born in Providence, the son of Noah and Mary Whipple. Of humble origins, Whipple went to sea at an early age and became associated with the wealthy and influential Brown family of merchant entrepreneurs. During the French and Indian War, he served as a ...
WHIPPLE, ABRAHAM. (1733–1819). Continental naval officer. Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on 26 September 1733, Whipple married Sarah Hopkins, the sister of Esek and Stephen Hopkins, in 1761. During the Seven Years' War he served as a privateer, first under Esek Hopkins 's command and then as captain of the Game Cock.
Whipple was later a Commodore in the U.S. Navy during the American Revolution. He was one of the most successful of the navel officers of the Navy of the United States. Commodore Abraham Whipple. BIRTH: 26 SEP 1733, Providence, RI. MARRIED: Sarah Hopkins 9b. 1739-d.1818) DEATH: 29 MAY 1809, Marietta, Ohio.
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Abraham Whipple Collection. Collected papers, 1763-1786. Bulk, 1777-1780. USE MICROFILM CS71 W574 1779 POS, NEG (letterbook only) Abraham Whipple (1733-1819) became a captain of a merchant vessel early in life, and then served as captain of the privateer Gamecock, which captured twenty-three French ships in the French and Indian War. He was a ...
