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.