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Re: Samuel McGrath Sr.
The story of his time at sea, before marriage.
In a newspaper, the Courier of November 8th, 1895, was the following article.
History of Cannons Once At Victoria Beach
"It is reported in the courier of November 8, 1895, that the old cannons at Victoria Beach and Thorne's Cove had been removed to Annapolis. Those at Stoney Beach (Victoria Beach) had a long history. In 1813 the fortification known as Duke of York Battery was built, a blockhouse erected, and the guns landed and mounted. A young man named Samuel McGrath left the workshop for Tobago in the West Indies and while he was there was pressed in the sloop-of-war, Dasher, in commission of Admiral Nelson. He later served in the Spread Eagle and was discharged after a total of seven years service. The cannons were in use until that time, it is recorded. The last gunner to fire the cannon was D. Riordan who fired the last shot in November, 1856."[Note the Duke of York Battery, was at Battery Point, just north of Alvin Ellis's, and just opposite the Victoria Beach School (now the Baptist Church Hall). It is believed that Samuel McGrath may have went to the West Indies on a schooner, and was pressed in the sloop-of-war, Dasher, twenty-three years of age, this would have been the war of 1812. He served seven years, and was discharged. The Granville Township book has him Married 7th July 1820, however their Marriage License # 76 was dated for June 21, 1820, this making him thirty years of age when he was married.
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