William Bell

William Bell was born in Scottland and went to sea when he was 13 years old. He worked for 34 years on Merchant Ships, eight years on U.S. Man of War, and three years on Whaling Ship(s). The last ship that he served on was the Brig, Reindeer, in 1852. William entered Sailors' Snug Harbor on December 12, 1856. He would remain at the Harbor for 22 years and 12 days, dying on November 24, 1874. William Bell is buried in Sailors' Snug Harbor Cemetery in Plot 3, Row 4, and grave 23. This gives him a grave number of 1045, according to the cemetery map.

Brig Reindeer, Kingston Mass 1844 - Kingston Public Library

William Bell served on the Brig. Reindeer in 1852, his position on ship was the first mate. The Brig Reindeer was possibly Captain Elbridridge Gerry Winsor's ship out of Kingston, Massachusetts, built-in 1844. (Jones,36).

• Bell, William. SSHRegisterA_Inmate91_Bell_William, The collection is on permanent loan at the Stephen B. Luce Library of SUNY Maritime College. The. Sailors' Snug Harbor records are the Property of the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor,Date Created: February 5 1870, Place: New York (State)--New York--Staten Island, publisher: The Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor, Medium: Digital, URI:https://maritimedigitalcollections.com/Detail/objects/7386.
• Jones, Henry M. The Ships of Kingston: "Good-Bye, Fare Ye Well",Published by The Memorial Press of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1926.
• Kingston Public Library. Brig Reindeer(1844), Medium: Digital, URI: https://www.kingstonpubliclibrary.org/newsite/tag/ships/ .
• Lithographer: unknown. North Sea Whale Fishery,American, mid 19th century, Size:25.4 × 36 cm (10 × 14 3/16 in.), Location: Yale Art Gallery, New Haven Connecticut, URI:https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/43685