Officer of the American Navy
George Henry Preble
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Personal Details |
Date of Birth |
1600 |
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Father |
Enoch Preble |
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Mother |
Sally Cross |
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Wife |
Susan Zabiah |
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Uncle |
Edward Preble |
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Date of Death |
1885/03/01 |
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Place of Death |
Boston |
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Naval Service Events |
Ship |
Date From |
Date To |
Event |
Source |
Promoted to Midshipman, 10th December 1835 |
W016 |
United States |
1836/05/01 |
1838/11/22 |
Midshipman |
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Warren |
1839/01/25 |
1840/09/23 |
Midshipman |
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1841/01/01 |
Entered the Naval School |
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1841/06/22 |
Warranted as a Passed Midshipman |
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Madison |
1841/08/16 |
1842/08/13 |
Acting Lieutenant |
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St Louis |
1843/05/23 |
1843/08/09 |
Acting Master |
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St Louis |
1843/08/09 |
1845/09/20 |
Acting Lieutenant |
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Petrel |
1846/05/30 |
1847 |
Acting Master |
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1847 |
Invalided home in the Ohio |
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1847/05/31 |
Arrived home |
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Promoted to Master, 15th July 1847 |
W016 |
Promoted to Lieutenant, 5th February 1848 |
W016 |
Saratoga |
1848/02/05 |
1849/03/01 |
Lieutenant |
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1849/04/30 |
Ordered to the U. S. Coast Survey attahced to the steamer Legree |
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Vermont |
1852/12/18 |
1853/03/31 |
Midshipman |
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St Lawrence |
1853 |
1852/08/21 |
Lieutenant |
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Macedonian |
1853/03/31 |
1854/08 |
Lieutenant |
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1854/08 |
Placed in command of the steamer Queen (4), chartered by Commodore Perry |
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Macedonian |
1855/03/31 |
1856/08/14 |
Lieutenant |
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1859/09/12 |
Placed as a Lieutenant of the Narragansett of 1859, a 2nd class screw sloop |
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1861/11/23 |
Left his post in the Narragansett |
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1862/02/17 |
Took command of the Katahdin |
W016 |
Promoted to Commander, 16th July 1862 |
W016 |
Promoted to Captain, 16th March 1867 |
W016 |
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1867/03/16 |
Took command of the Pensacola |
W016 |
Promoted to Commodore, 2nd November 1871 |
W016 |
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1873 |
Took command of the Philadelphia Navy Yard |
W016 |
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1875 |
Left the Philadelphia Navy Yard |
W016 |
Promoted to Rear-Admiral, 30th September 1876 |
W016 |
Promoted to Rear-Admiral (retired), 1878 |
W016 |
Personal Events |
Date |
Event |
Source |
1845/11/18 |
Married Susan |
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Notes on Officer |
Other service |
A genealogical Sketch of the First Three Generations of Prebles in America |
During his appointment to the Warren he also served on the Macedonian, Levant and Erie |
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
W016 |
Wikipedia |
Various |
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A genealogical Sketch of the First Three Generations of Prebles in America |
George Henry Preble |
Last Updated :2009/06/20 at 19:09:54 by Cy
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