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 John G. Allen - Old Baptist Church Yard - North Kingstown, Rhode Island Posted by:  401Photos
N 41° 35.601 W 071° 29.447
19T E 292402 N 4607624
John G. Allen (1838-1869) drowned near the very end of ten mile sail across Narragansett Bay when he was washed overboard in rough seas. Missing for five days, he was then buried at the Old Baptist Church Yard in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WM164MM
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2022
Views: 1
Born on Monday, March 19, 1838, John G. Allen was buried at the Old Baptist Church Yard in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, following a weather-related maritime accident only three decades later. His marble, round top gravestone is engraved:
JOHN G
Son of
STEPHEN H. and ELIZABETH
ALLEN
Drowned off
Sloop Resolution
Sept. 8, 1869,
Found Sept. 13, 1869,
Aged 31 years, 5 mo's,
& 20 days.
– • –
O! could we but have closed his eyes,
Received his parting breath,
And heard him speak one kind good bye
Before he slept in death.
C. P. LOBDELL, PROV
From Find A Grave, his story is told:
On Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1869, the sloop Resolution left Newport, RI on its journey to Wickford, RI. The vessel was under the command of Captain David Sherman Baker and mate, Captain Pegleg Weeden Wightman. Both men were from Wickford, RI. With a rising southeast wind, they stayed on course with double-reefed sails. Before reaching Conanicut Island, the wind increased, and Captain Baker had to shorten sail. There was poor visibility of Conanicut Island. The sloop continued towards Wickford harbor to the west of the lighthouse, and it struck a rock across from Gardiner's wharf. The mast was carried away, and the sloop broke up into pieces with fifteen minutes. Passengers, John G. Allen and Alphonso Cooke were washed overboard and lost in the sea. Captain Baker and Capt. Wightman along with a third passenger, John F. Brown of Exeter, RI held on to the mast and rigging. They drifted across the harbor into Spink's Cove, west of Sanger Point. Two hours later, the men were rescued by a schooner's boat lying in the harbor. John G. Allen, the son of Stephen H. Allen and Elizabeth was found on Sep. 13, 1869. He died at the age of 31y, 5m, 20d.
Captain Baker had sailed the sloop on the Newport to Wickford trip for more than 30 years without serious accident or loss of passengers. Captain Baker is buried at NK-#26-Elm Grove Cemetery in Lot 44, and Captain Wightman is buried in Lot 528. John G. Allen is buried in the NKHS #19-Old Baptist Cemetery. Alphonso Cooke is buried at Locust Grove Cemetery in Providence, RI.
Source:
McAleer, Althea H. Elm Grove Cemetery Inscriptions, North Kingstown, RI. RI Genealogical Society, 2000.
[Thanks to BMC (47826846) for this bio]
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Drowned off Sloop Resolution
Website (if available): [Web Link]
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