James Rumsey
James Rumsey (born March 1743 in Bohemia Manor, Cecil County , Province of Maryland , † December 18, 1792 in London ) was an American engineer and inventor and was mainly known for his steam- powered ship.
family
Charles Rumsey, James' great-grandfather immigrated from Wales to South Carolina in 1665 and settled on the Bohemia River in Cecil County before 1678 and married Katherine. In 1703 their youngest son and James' grandfather Edward Rumsey was born. James' father Edward Rumsey was a farmer at Bohemia Manor and married Anna Cowman. James Rumsey had two brothers Charles and Edward and two sisters Jane and Mary. His brother Edward's son was the American politician Edward Rumsey .
Around 1775, James Rumsey married Susanna Spurgeon, with whom he had a daughter named Susannah before his wife died. His second marriage was to Mary Marrow. Their children together were James, Susan, Edward and Clarissa. Edward became deaf and dumb as a result of an accident .
Works
- A Short Treatise on the Application of Steam. (1788) ( online )
literature
- Rumsey, James . In: James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (Eds.): Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography . tape 5 : Pickering - Sumter . D. Appleton and Company, New York 1888, p. 347 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
- Rumsey, James . In: The New International Encyclopædia ( Wikisource )
Web links
- James Rumsey at familysearch.org
- James Rumsey at dgmweb.net
- James Rumsey at beforeyouwereborn.familytreeguide.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Thomas Flexner: Steamboates Come True . New York 1992, p. 212.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rumsey, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1743 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bohemia Manor, Cecil County , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1792 |
| Place of death | London |