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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Two fishing schooners departed from Rye the day before a storm on October 22 and have not been heard from since, presumed lost with 10 men and 4 boys aboard, leaving six widows and fatherless children.
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We hear from Rye, that the Day before the Storm
on the 22d of last Month, there went out from that
Town two Fishing Schooners, which were seen off
in the Bay about Sun-set, and they have not been
heard of since, and there is no Hopes but they are
lost.--There was on board one Schooner, six Men
and two Boys: the Men's Names were, John
Sanders, and John Sanders, junr. Son of John
Sanders, John Yeaton, William Thomas, and
two others, with the two Lads. On board the
other, were Samuel Sanders, Joshua Fox, and
Samuel Sanders, with two Boys.--They have
left Six sorrowful Widows, and a Number of Fatherless Children.
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Rye
Event Date
The Day Before The Storm On The 22d Of Last Month
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presumed lost at sea; six men and two boys on one schooner, three men and two boys on the other; left six widows and a number of fatherless children.
Event Details
Two fishing schooners departed from Rye the day before the storm on the 22d of last month, seen off in the bay at sunset, not heard from since, no hopes but lost. One had six men (John Sanders, John Sanders junr son of John Sanders, John Yeaton, William Thomas, and two others) and two boys; the other had Samuel Sanders, Joshua Fox, and Samuel Sanders with two boys.