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Joel Abbot (naval officer)

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31: 427: 479: 334:, rose to the rank of lieutenant commander and died on active duty in 1873. Another son, Charles Wheaton Abbot, Sr., served in the Navy from 1856 to 1891 and rose to the rank of Pay Director (equivalent to the rank of captain) and was later promoted to rear admiral on the retired list. 244:, who, when he asked Abbot if he were ready to die for his country received the reply "Certainly, sir; that is what I came into the service for." For his success in this dangerous exploit, and for his bravery in the engagement at 286:
On 3 October 1850, Abbot was promoted to captain. In 1852, he was made commander of the "Macedonian", when Commodore Perry was entrusted with power to select the officers to accompany him on his famous
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Abbot married Mary Wood in January 1820. After Mary's untimely death, he married Laura Wheaton on November 29, 1825. He had 10 children by his two wives.
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was named after him when it was founded in 1907 in Warren, Rhode Island. The camp was relocated to Newport in the mid-1990s and was active until 2012.
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on January 18, 1793, son of Joel and Lydia (Cummings) Abbot. He entered the Navy at the age of 19 as
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His remains were returned to the United States where he was buried in the Abbot family tomb in
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on 11 September 1814, the young officer received a sword of honor from
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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His son, Walter Abbot, served in the U.S. Navy during the
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in 1838, and the following year was given command of the
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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
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Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896.
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Westford, Massachusetts
Hong Kong
Warren, Rhode Island
United States Navy
Flag Officer
Boston Navy Yard
USS Decatur
USS Macedonian
Flag Officer
East India Squadron
War of 1812
U.S. naval
War of 1812
Commodore Matthew Perry
Westford, Massachusetts
midshipman
War of 1812
frigate
USS President
Lake Champlain
Commodore Macdonough
Cumberland Head
Congress
lieutenant
commander
Boston Navy Yard
sloop-of-war
Decatur
Japan expedition

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