Captain William Vaughan and the steamboat Martha Ogden
Captain William Vaughan (Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 by Benson J. Lossing) The old Vaughan home at Sackets Harbor. Monuments to Captain Vaughan and his wife in Lakeside Cemetery, Sackets Harbor. (caption) Painting of first battle of Sackets Harbor Captain William Vaughan and the Steamboat Martha Ogden by Richard F. Palmer Captain William Vaughan was born at Vicksburg, (also spelled Vixburg) Pennsylvania on August 15, 1775, son of Richard and Ellen Vaughan. They later lived in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania. The family eventually moved to Oswego and Sackets Harbor. William became one the earliest sailing masters on Lake Ontario. He also became a hero of the first battle of Sackets Harbor that occurred on July 19,1812. The house still stands on East Main Street. He died in Sackets Harbor December 10, 1857 at the age of 81, leaving a widow, Abbey (McMullen) and several children. Abbey recalled in 1867 that when he was two years old he and his m