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Joseph Whidbey FRS (1757 – 9 October 1833) was a member of the Royal Navy who served on the Vancouver Expedition 1791–95, and later achieved renown as a naval engineer. [1] He is notable for having been the first European to discover and chart Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Alaska in 1794.
Whidbey gradually withdrew from the daily activities related to the breakwater and retired in 1830 at age 75. He purchased a house in Taunton, near Plymouth, where he spent the remainder of his life. Joseph Whidbey died October 9, 1833, and is buried in the churchyard across the street from his home.
Feb 14, 2023 · With the help of a friend, Leach reached out to the South Whidbey Historical Society President William Haroldson about taking the will, which dates back to May 13, 1833. “The next thing I know, it came in the mail,” Haroldson said. The will’s appearance is no doubt a thrilling discovery for Haroldson, who has been studying the history of ...
- Kira Erickson
Joseph Whidbey Gravesite. Joseph Whidbey Gravesite. by Bill Haroldson. I had been identified as a suspect in a Great Britain crime. It involved the gravesite of Joseph Whidbey, master on Captain Vancouver’s 1792 voyage, for whom Whidbey Island is named. I had visited Whidbey’s grave in St. James Churchyard, Taunton, England two years ...
Mar 25, 2023 · The Will of Joseph Whidbey Mar 25, 2023 Feliks Banel, resident historian of KIRO Radio, and podcaster of MyNorthwest.com interviewed Bill Haroldson (SWHS Board President) on KIRO Radio this morning about the recently discovered will of Joseph Whidbey.
Jan 17, 2003 · In June 1792, Joseph Whidbey, a British naval officer on Captain George Vancouver’s voyage of discovery to the waters of the future Washington state, circumnavigates a large island located at the intersection of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound, which Vancouver promptly names for him. Whidbey Island, which together with nearby ...
Joseph Whidbey (1757 – October 9, 1833) Joseph Whidbey was a member of the Royal Navy who served on the Vancouver Expedition from 1791–1795, and later achieved renown as a naval engineer. He is notable for having been the first European to discover and chart Alaska's Admirality Island in the Alexander Archipelago in 1794. In 1792, Whidbey ...
