Person:John Grozier (1)

In the Newspaper notice of his death is the following story about John: " When John was eighteen years of age, he was kidnapped on the coast of Cape Cod by a British Cruser, (War of the Embargo) taken to England and thrown into Dartmoor Prison, and the tortures and cruelties suffered there would have killed a less hardy man. He, with others of his countrymen from Truro, was finally released and sent home in a brig. On the passage, while crossing the Grand Banks, their provisions ran low and were dealt out very sparingly to these released prisoners, so an attempt was made here to secure some fresh fish. John was the only one fortunate enough to catch one, a fine cod, which he threw upon the deck. The Captain picked it up with the intention of appropriating it to his own use. John sprang upon and shook him until he was glad to drop the fish, and gave him to understanding it was to be eaten in the forecastle, and it was. Long weeks on the verge of starvation had made these men desperate, and madness to have attempted to control them." John was mentioned in "Deyo, 1890, p. 947" as follows: "John S. (gives this his name) followed the sea from age of 14; was master from 1857-1878 in merchant service". John was mentioned in Truro history with other men as staking their lives to rescue people on board the Russian brig Emeline Charlotte, in October 1833.

Given Name: John Surname: Grozier Town: Truro Line: 38 Dwelling/order: 47 Sex: M Age: 64 Occupation: Postmaster Born: Masschusetts