Naval Pensioners of The United States 1800-1851 Genealogy Book

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Naval Pensioners of  The United States
1800-1851
Lloyd de Witt Bockstruck
Hardbound    volume  totaling
222
pages. Book  is in excellent condition. Just what you need  for genealogy research. Per the publisher;
Beginning in 1800, pensions for U.S.      naval personnel were awarded on the basis of death or disability during      active service. Under various acts of Congress, the number of pensions      awarded between 1800 and 1851 grew from 22 in 1802 to 1,228 in 1851. Taking      its cue from the ever- increasing number of applicants, this work presents      information on some 3,000 seamen and sailors who were awarded pensions in      accordance with the various acts of Congress and special acts of the Senate      or House of Representatives.
Gleaned for the most part from annual      Congressional reports, this new work contains the names of the veteran, his      widow, his children and heirs, and sometimes other family members,      identifying altogether some 5,000 or more individuals, most of whom, it      should be pointed out, appear in no other federal pension records, not even      in the Old Wars pension index where they might otherwise be expected to be      found. As a point of interest, the majority of naval pensioners were from      the states of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York.
The text is arranged alphabetically by the name of the pensioner      followed by his state of residence and naval rank. The amount of the      pension, either per month or per annum, follows along with the years in      which there are entries for the pensioner in the reports to Congress.      Additional data such as the nature of the disability, date of death, name of      vessel on which the pensioner served, and biographical details follow. The      fact that this list of pensioners is unique marks this as a major      contribtion to the existing literature.
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