Mary Ann Brown Patten
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 163 years ago |
Date of birth | January 1,1837 |
Born | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Died | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | March 18,1861 |
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ID | 3845780 |
Mary Ann Brown Patten Life story
Mary Ann Brown Patten or Patton was the first female commander of an American merchant vessel. She was the wife of Joshua Patten, captain of the merchant clipper ship Neptune’s Car. The ship was bound around Cape Horn from New York towards San Francisco when Joshua Patten collapsed from fatigue in 1856.