Person:Frank McGilvery (1)

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Frank W. McGilvery
b.21 Jan 1859 Portland, Maine
d.Abt 23 Apr 1895 At Sea
m. 13 Nov 1855
  1. Frank W. McGilvery1859 - Abt 1895
  2. Clara McGilvery
m. 6 Jun 1887
  1. John Hugh McGilvery1888 - 1889
Facts and Events
Name[1] Frank W. McGilvery
Alt Name[2] Frank Willard McGilvery
Alt Name[3][5] Capt. Frank Willard McGilvery
Alt Name[4] Capt. Frank W. McGilvery
Alt Name[7] Captain F. Willard McGilvery
Gender Male
Birth[3] 21 Jan 1859 Portland, Maine
Marriage 6 Jun 1887 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United StatesNewspaper report
to Grace McLaughlin
Death[1] Abt 23 Apr 1895 At Sea
Funeral[6] Elmwood Cemetery, Searsport, Waldo, Maine, United StatesHeadstone
Burial[1] Abt 23 Apr 1895 At Sea Off Cape Hatteras

Marriage of Frank Willard McGilvery to Grace Ellen McLaughlin on 6 Jun 1887 reported in Black's Searsport Sea Captains, 128.

Find-a-Grave has photo of monument erected in Elmwood Cemetery, Searsport, Waldo Co., Maine, United States that joins in memory father, mother and son. The headstone reads: In Memory of Frank Willard McGilvery, Born 1859; Lost at Sea 1895; John Hugh, Son of Frank W. and Grace E. McGilvery; 1887 (sic) - 1888 (sic). Son, John Hugh, and mother, Grace McLaughlin, are buried in the Hugh "Bub" McLaughlin family plot, St. Edward's section, in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923. (Kings, New York, United States.: Kings County, New York, United States).

    "New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7G7-DNT : accessed 29 Dec 2013), Frank W McGilvery, 1895.

  2. birth certificate of John Hugh McGilvery, in New York City Vital Records - Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
    Certificate no. 7089, 31 Jul 1888.

    Father of child: Frank Willard McGilvery
    Mother of child: Grace Ellen McGilvery, formerly McLaughlin

  3. 3.0 3.1 Biographical sketch of Frank Willard McGilvery, in Searsport Sea Captains, a collection of photographs compiled by Colonel Frederick Frasier Black, with brief biographical sketches, including the ships they commanded
    128.

    Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, Maine, 1960. Produced for the Penobscot Maiine Museun, Searsport, Maine by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont. Copyright in Japan, 1960 by the Penobscot Marine Museum. Library of Congress catalog card No. 60-7302. First edition.

  4. History, in Matthews, Frederick, C., American Merchant Ships, 1850-1900, Series 1 & 2
    Vol 1, 219.

    Originally published 1930-1931 Salem, Mass: Marine Research Society. Reprint, Mineola, New York, Dover, 1987.

  5. History, in Matthews, Fredericks, C., American Merchant Ships, 1850-1900, Series 1 & 2
    Vol 1, 220.

    Originally published 1930-1931 Salem, Mass: Marine Research Society. Reprint, Mineola, New York, Dover, 1987.

  6. Find-a-Grave, in Frank Willard McGilvery
    1859 - 1895.

    In Memory of Frank Willard McGIlvery, born 1859; Lost at Sea 1895;Johh Hugh; son of Frank W. and Grace E. McGilvery, 1887 (sic)-1888 (sic)
    Memorial created by Dale and Patti Mower 8 Sep 2011

  7. McGilvery-McLaughlin Marriage, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. (Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States)
    6, col 4, 6 Jun 1887.

    Newspaper reported the marriage of Grace McLaughlin, daughter of Under Sheriff Hugh McLaughlin, to sea captain F. Willard McGilvery in Brooklyn, New York.

  8.   Parents of Frank Willard McGilvery are listed as father John Willard McGilvery and mother Ann Leach Carver in Black's Searsport Sea Captains, p. 128.