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Maritime CAPTAINS, MASTERS - Mississippi Gulf Coast-Mississippi Sound, compiled by Else J. Martin
•	1814 - Schooner Italian, built on Pearl River 1814, registered at New Orleans in Oct. 1814 and	June
1815 with owner Andrew Beauvais, Mariner; Master Mathurin Babin, Bayou St. John. NOSRE	1.
BAKER, William
•	1904 - Engineer William Baker from the Gulf quarantine station, Ship Island, is here
superintending some repairs to the Steam launch Groenevelt, at Mr. A. Blumer's Foundry.	DStar,
Feb. 26, 1904.
BARKER, Capt.
•	1877 - Vessels in Port of Pascagoula, American ship, China, Capt. Barker. PMR, July 13,1877
•	1877 - Cleared, Port of Pascagoula, American ship, China, Capt. Barker, PMR, August 10,1877
BATES, Couter
•	Captain/Master Couter Bates, of schooner Julia Rickert, date not known. POTR
BAXTER, Charlie
•	Captain/Master Charlie Baxter of schooners Melvina Anderson and Hortense, dates not known. POTR
BAYLES, Capt. Edward Post
•	1904 - "Capt. Edward Post Bayles of the schooner Laguna of Port Jefferson, New York, accompanied by his lovely bride, arrived here a few days ago. His vessel will load a cargo of lumber for Cuba. DStar, Feb. 26, 1904
BEARD, Joseph
•	Captain/Master Joseph Beard of schooner Lena M. H.. date not known. POTR
BEAUVAIS, Andrew
•	1818 - Schooner, Two Friends, built at Pascagoula in 1817. Registered July 29, 1818 at New Orleans with owner and Master, Andrew Beauvais. Registered Apr. 28, 1820, owner Andrew Beauvais; master William Roberts. Enrolled Jan. 30, 1819, owner and Master Andrew Beauvais, New Orleans. Registered Oct. 3, 1820 with owner Antoine Mulinari, New Orleans, Master,
Andrew Beauvais. Enrolled Aug. 24, 1821, same; 1824, 1825, Feb. 1826, the owner/Master, Andrew Beauvais. NOSRE 1.
BEEBE, Henry
•	1824 - Schooner, Rising State, built Pascagoula, Miss, in 1819 by Walter Davis. First owners were Walter Davis & Ellis Fairbanks, Pascagoula (Moss Point area). Registration Oct. 21, 1824, husband or managing owner and Master: Henry Beebe. NOSRE 1.
BELLANDE, Joseph
•	1860, Sailor (captain), lived in Ocean Springs, listed born in France. 1860 U. S. Census
•	Schooner Carrie Swain, of New Orleans (48), built in Jackson Co., Miss. 1866. Owned by Thomas Galloway (turpentine manufacturer) of Jackson Co., Miss. Master, Joseph Bellande, Jackson Co., Miss. NOSRE 6
BENOIS, Bernard
•	1835 - Schooner Sea Bird, (built at Pascagoula in 1821; owned by the Raby family until 1835), when the new owner and Master Bernard Benois of New Orleans. NOSRE 1.
BENOIST, Francois
•	1832 - Schooner Bazaliste, of Pascagoula, built on Pascagoula River, 1824. Reg. May 1824, owners Ursan Raby, and Jeremiah Driscoll, Jackson Co., Miss. Enrollment, Jun 27, 1832, owner Pierre R. Colson, New Orleans, Master: Francois Benoist. NOSRE 1.
BENSON, Ben, Capt.
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