Jacob Brock
| Captain Jacob Brock | |
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| Born |
July 5, 1810 Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut |
| Died | September 22, 1876 (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Occupation | Steamboat captain |
| Known for | Founding Enterprise, Florida |
| Spouse(s) | Rhoda Stevens Brock |
| Children |
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Jacob Brock (July 5, 1810 – September 22, 1876)[1] was a prominent steamboat captain and a pioneer in the early establishment of Enterprise, Florida.[4][5]
Early life
Jacob Brock was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 5, 1810. He was the third of twelve children born to Jacob Brock and Abigail Sanders.[3]
Florida
In 1853, Brock bought a steamship that he named the Darlington. In 1860, he built a second steamboat which he named the Hattie after one of his daughters.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 "Capt Jacob Brock". Find a Grave. August 15, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Captain Charles H. Brock". Florida Memory. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- 1 2 Wells, Frederic P. (1902). History of Newbury, Vermont from the discovery of the Coös country to present time. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Caledonian Company. pp. 475–476.
- ↑ "Jacob Brock’s Enterprise: Boomtown on the River". Volusia County. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ McTammany, Mary Jo (July 31, 2001). "Steamboat man mastered St. Johns". Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Waitley, Douglas (2000). Best Backroads of Florida: The Heartland. Pineapple Press. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-1561641895.
- ↑ Cowart, John W. (2005). Crackers and Carpetbaggers. Lulu.com. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-1411621312.
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