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Oct 24, 2020 · Oakland Cemetery & Five of its Renowned Residents. Saturday, October 24, 2020. Join us as trustees of the Sag Harbor Historical Society introduce you to five legendary residents of Oakland Cemetery: Capt. David Hand, Ephraim Byram, Joseph Fays, Prentice Mulford, and Fannie Tunison.
Sep 28, 2017 · Born in Sag Harbor in 1759, the travails and exploits of Capt. David Hand VI are well documented — in history and in fiction. A Revolutionary War hero, before he turned 20, he escaped British custody five times and became known as “Slippery Dave.”
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David Hand (1756-1840) David Hand (1756-1840) was a Revolutionary War hero and later whaling captain. Five times before the age of 20, he became a prison or war, earning the name "Slippery Dave". He is thought to have been the prototype for Natty Bumppo, the hero of James Fenimore Cooper's “Leatherstocking Tales”.
Jun 11, 2014 · 17 Photos. There are over 20 cracks in the windows of the Captain David Hand House in Sag Harbor. where 80-year-old John Krug lives. Mr. Krug's house has been damaged by construction for...
One-hundred-thirty-nine graves from the Old Burial Ground were moved to Oakland Cemetery, including Ebenezer Sage and Captain David Hand and his five wives. [5] [6] During the mid-1800s, in the center of the property which is now Oakland Cemetery, sat of a group of buildings known as Oakland Works.
May 21, 2019 · Local lore credits Captain David Hand, a Sag Harbor denizen and Revolutionary War hero, as the model for Nathaniel “Natty” Bumppo, Cooper’s seminal hero in “The Leatherstocking Tales.” Prentice Mulford was born in 1834 and raised in what is now the Municipal Building on Main Street in Sag Harbor.
Captain David Hand Jr. Birth. 28 Feb 1758. Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA. Death. 29 Feb 1840 (aged 82) Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York, USA. Burial.
