Israel Gregg | |
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| Born | February 20, 1775 Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Died | June 20, 1847 (aged 72) Butler County, Ohio |
| Occupation(s) | Steamboat captain Clock and watch works maker Sheriff |
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| Children | Albinah, b: May 17, 1799 Rebecca, b: Dec. 16, 1800 Marie, b: March 10, 1803 Joseph, b: September 15, 1805 Susan, b: January 24, 1808 Mary, b: April 20, 1811 Marian, b: April 9, 1812 Amos, b: August 25, 1814 William, b: January 13, 1816 Henry, b: March 8, 1818 Jane H., b: 1822 Sarah, b: 1825 |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Gregg Rebecca Janney |
Israel Gregg (February 20, 1775 – June 20, 1847) was the first captain of the historic steamboat Enterprise. From June to December 1814, Israel Gregg commanded the Enterprise during two voyages from Louisville, Kentucky to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that were performed against strong currents of the Ohio River.[1] With these voyages Israel Gregg and the Enterprise demonstrated for the first time that steamboat commerce was practical on the Ohio River.
- ^ American Telegraph [Brownsville, Pennsylvania], Wednesday, 14 December 1814:
"The Steam Boat Enterprise of this place, which has been trading since last June in the Ohio, arrived here last Sunday afternoon. We understand that she performed the voyage from Steubenville to Pittsburgh, with a full cargo, in about three days; she made the passage from Pittsburgh to Brownsville, a distance of 65 miles, in about 17 hours. When the strength of the current is taken into consideration, it will be seen that she is equal to any boat in use. She will return to Pittsburgh in a few days, whence she will take freight and passengers, for New Orleans."
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