Owen Chase
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 155 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 7,1797 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Nantucket |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 7,1869 |
| Died | Nantucket |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Eunice Chadwick |
| Siblings | Joseph Chase |
| Maria Chase | |
| Benjamin Chase | |
| Children | Adeline Chase |
| Lydia Chase | |
| William Chase | |
| Job | Writer |
| Sailor | |
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| Books | Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex |
| Beneath the Heart of the Sea: The Sinking of the Whaleship Essex | |
| 1821: Whaleship 'Essex' | |
| Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex - Illustrated - NARRATIVE of the MOST EXTRAORDINAR: Original News Stories of Whale Attacks and Cannabilism | |
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| ID | 558700 |
Owen Chase Life story
Owen Chase was First Mate of the whaler Essex, which a sperm whale rammed and sank on 20 November 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. This book, published in 1821, would inspire Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick.
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