Portal:Caleb Kinner

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Caleb Kinner

Caleb Kinner (1793-1875) was a ship's captain. In 1828 he contracted with the brothers Zephaniah Hallock and Israel Hallock, ship builders from Derby, Connecticut to build him the sloop Emperor. Caleb died in 1875. (b. 5 July 1793; Mount Sinai, Suffolk County, New York, USA - d. 11 February 1875; Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York, USA)

Works about Caleb Kinner

[edit]
Death of his son. "… Mr. Kinner was son of the late Caleb Kinner and born at Coram, Long Island. He is the last member of the immediately family, which there were three brothers, Caleb, Charles and John Howard, and Mrs. Theodore Brush. …"
Cofounder of the Port Jefferson masonic lodge in 1856, and his son as an applicant for a masonic degree. "This action of the Grand Lodge was endorsed on the warrant by R. W. James M. Austin, Grand Secretary. In February, 1856, a dispensation was granted to: Tuttle Dayton, Caleb Kinner, Charles A. Floyd, John R. Satterly, Charles W. Darling, John M. Williamson, Lewis Wheeler and Tuttle O. Dayton, to revive the old Lodge, and the first meeting was held February 26, 1856. The first six were members of the old Lodge. The first officers were Tuttle Dayton, Master; Caleb Kinner, Senior Warden; Jeremiah Darling, Junior Warden; Charles W. Darling, Secretary; Tuttle O. Dayton, Senior Deacon; Lewis Wheeler, Junior Deacon. The first meeting under the warrant was held July 8, 1856, when the officers were installed by Sewall Fisk. The first applicants for degrees were: Charles E. Dayton, George M. Dayton, Charles W. Darling, Jr., Charles F. Kinner, Samuel C. Roe and Ambrose T. King."
"… In the spring of 1828, Captain Caleb Kinner of Port Jefferson, contracted with Messrs. Zephaniah and Israel Hallock, ship builders of Derby, Connecticut, to build him a sloop. …"
"… The Rev. Henry Bromley made a few remarks an which he stated that he visited Port Jefferson six years ago as a missionary. At that time there were no Baptists in the place, but he was kindly received by the Tookers and Bayles and especially by Capt. Caleb Kinner. …"
"Caleb Kinner and wife, of Port Jefferson, having lived together fifty-eight years have recently celebrated their golden wedding."
Marriage of his daughter. "At Port Jefferson, William H. Peck, of Flushing, to Laura C. Kinner, daughter of Capt. Caleb Kinner."

See also

[edit]