Nantucket, Massachusetts
Stories set here
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The Moby Dick Connection - Marriage to the Essex Captain's Sister
A Plaskett captain married the sister of the Essex's captain — the shipwreck that inspired Moby-Dick.
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The Masonic Pitcher from Canton, China
In Canton harbor, Captain Plaskett ordered a Masonic pitcher from Chinese artisans. It survives him.
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Revolutionary War Soldier Becomes Whaling Captain
Joseph Plaskett soldiered in the Revolution, then took his fight to the whales.
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The Daniel Webster's Last Voyage - 1832 Barrels of Sperm Oil
Four years at sea, 1,832 barrels of sperm oil — the Daniel Webster's great voyage under Captain Joseph Plaskett.
The people of Nantucket, Massachusetts
Everyone the family archive records in the story of this place. Descendants: if one of these is yours, we’d love to hear from you.
- Captain Joseph William Plaskett (1775-1827) 1775–1827 · 2 stories
- Joseph N. Plaskett 1810–1845
- Nancy Pollard 1798–1870
- Persis Plaskett 1810–
- William Plaskett 1812–
Born, lived, or died at Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Persis Colesworthy Plaskett 1773–1842 · died here
- Nancy Pollard Plaskett 1798–1870 · born here
- Captain William Plaskett (1798-1845) 1798–1845 · born here
- Captain Joseph N. Plaskett (1810-1845) 1810–1845 · born here