Long, James L. Captain

Birth Name Long, James L. Captain
Gender male
Age at Death 90 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1854    
 
Death 1944    
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Long, Nathaniel S.UNKNOWN
Mother Littlefield, Enicy1834UNKNOWN
         Long, James L. Captain 1854 1944

Families

    Family of Long, James L. Captain and Johnson, Sarah
Unknown Partner Johnson, Sarah ( * 1858 + ... )

Narrative

Captain James Luther Long, 1854 [cemetery says 1858] - 1944."Captain Jim" is the son of Nathaniel S. Long and EnicyLittlefield Long. In his youth he worked on stone sloopsbuilding Bug Light in Portland Harbor and the Richmond IslandSea Wall, etc. He was on the sloop TWILIGHT at one period. Heis, however, most widely known as the long time captain on theCasco Bay Lines. He started out on the first regular steamer toChebeague, the GORDON [ex SEA FLOWER], followed by theMERICONEAG, SEBASCODEGAN, CHEBEAGUE, AUCOCISCO, MADELON,PILGRIM, MACHIGONNE, etc.

Pedigree

  1. Long, Nathaniel S.
    1. Littlefield, Enicy
      1. Long, James L. Captain
        1. Johnson, Sarah

Ancestors