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Chronological History
- First enrollment issued at Cape Vincent, NY, November 23, 1891
- Rebuilt, Cape Vincent, NY, April 27, 1893 (92.58 x 21.33 x 9.33; 122.76 gross – 116.63 net).
- Rig changed to propeller, Cape Vincent, NY, August 8, 1895 (118 x 21.33 x 9; 180.48 gross – 122.93 net).
- Rebuilt, Cape Vincent, NY, May 21, 1897 (118 x 21.33 x 11; 203.52 gross – 138.40 net).
- Rig changed to an unrigged barge, Cape Vincent, NY, August 31, 1905 (203 gross – 203 net)
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PARSONS, JOHN S. Schooner of 115 gross tons. Built Chaumont, N. Y. ,1891. Owned by E. Phelps of Chaumont, N. Y.
Beesons Inland Marine Guide, 1892
PARSONS, J. S. Schooner of 109 tons (new tonnage) Built Chaumont by Phelps 1892. Owner, F. Phelps. Home port, Chaumont. Value $5,500. Class A 1.
Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1892 (Supplement No. 3, July 1, 1892) 1887
JOHN S. PARSONS, Schooner. U. S. Official Number 76999, of 122.76 tons gross; 116.63 tons net. Built 1891 at Chaumont, N. Y. Home port, Cape Vincent. 92.7 x 21.4 x 8.8
List of Merchant Vessels of the United States of America, 1892 -94 97 98 99 1900 01
PARSONS, JOHN S. Schooner of 122 gross tons. Built 1891. (keel & beam 92′ x 21.) Owned by F. Phelps, of Chaumont, N. Y.
PARSONS, JOHN S. Steamer of 180 gross tons. Built 1891. (keel & beam 118′ x 21′) Owned by F. Phelps of Chaumont, N. Y.
Blue Book of American Shipping, 1896 (double entries?) .
Blue Book of American Shipping, 1898 (double entries?)
Blue Book of American Shipping, 1899
Blue Book of American Shipping, 1901
Number, 76999, of 203 tons gross. 203 net tonnage. Crew of 4. Built Chaumont 1891, Home port, Cape Vincent, N. Y.
List of Unrigged Merchant Vessels of The United States of America, 1909 – 1913
JOHN R. PARSON. Barge. Official U. S. Number 76999. Built. With three on board and no lives lost vessel foundered Nov. 29, 1913 in Lake Ontario near Oswego, N. Y.
Loss of Unrigged Merchant Vessels of
The United States of America, 1914
