Ship Captain - James Nelson Upham - Saugatuck, Michigan
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A bollard marks the grave in Riverside Cemetery in Saugatuck
Waymark Code: WM13HJJ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2020
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A nautically-themed monument marks the grave of Captain James Upham and the Upham family burial plot. A hawser is coiled around the bollard, the Upham name is placed on the base of the bollard, and an anchor is depicted on the pedestal base of the monument.
Captain Upham commanded ships on the Great Lakes. He began his career on Lake Huron sailing out of Lorain (Lorraine), Ohio. In 1862, he moved his family, by boat of course, to Saugatuck, Michigan continuing his career on Lake Michigan.
Gravesite in Riverside Cemetery.
Birth: July 14, 1826 Death: March 25, 1904
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The Captain purchased the Schooner Carrie Woodford to move family from Ohio to Michigan.
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An account of the Upham family move from Lorain (Lorraine), Ohio to Saugatuck, Michigan, written by daughter Ellen (Upham) Smith
“…My father, Captain Upham, bought the Carrie Woodford, a sailing vessel, and made the voyage in her…”
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