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Aside from the founding of Coupeville, Coupe is perhaps best known for having sailed the Success through [[Deception Pass]], famously claimed to being the only such passage through Deception Pass without the aid of steam or modern engines. |
Aside from the founding of Coupeville, Coupe is perhaps best known for having sailed the Success through [[Deception Pass]], famously claimed to being the only such passage through Deception Pass without the aid of steam or modern engines. |
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Coupe was also the sailing master on the [[Jefferson Davis (revenue cutter)|Jefferson Davis]], the first revenue cutter on Puget Sound. Coupe retired to his farm on Whidbey Island, remaining there until his death in 1875. He is buried in the Sunnyside Cemetery in the central Whidbey Island area <ref>http://www.sunnysidecemetery.org/</ref>. |
Coupe was also the sailing master on the [[Jefferson Davis (revenue cutter)|Jefferson Davis]], the first revenue cutter on Puget Sound. Coupe retired to his farm on Whidbey Island, remaining there until his death in 1875. |
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[[File:Thomas Coupe Grave Marker.JPG|thumb|left|Thomas Coupe grave marker]] He is buried in the Sunnyside Cemetery in the central Whidbey Island area <ref>http://www.sunnysidecemetery.org/</ref>. |
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Coupe had a son, George M. Coupe, also a ship captain and engineer. |
Coupe had a son, George M. Coupe, also a ship captain and engineer. |
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Thomas Coupe | |
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| Born | 1818 |
| Died | December 27, 1875 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Sailing vessel captain |
| Known for | Captain of several sailing ships, early settler of Whidbey island |
Captain Thomas Coupe (1818 - December 27, 1875) was born in New Brunswick, Canada [1] and began going to sea at the age of 12. Coupe sailed the North American Atlantic Coast until the early 1850's. Coupe sailed to the Puget Sound area in 1852 on the shailing vessel Success, a ship in which he was half owner.
Coupe established a 320 acre claim on Whidbey Island upon which the the present town of Coupeville stands.
Aside from the founding of Coupeville, Coupe is perhaps best known for having sailed the Success through Deception Pass, famously claimed to being the only such passage through Deception Pass without the aid of steam or modern engines.
Coupe was also the sailing master on the Jefferson Davis, the first revenue cutter on Puget Sound. Coupe retired to his farm on Whidbey Island, remaining there until his death in 1875.
He is buried in the Sunnyside Cemetery in the central Whidbey Island area [2].
Coupe had a son, George M. Coupe, also a ship captain and engineer.
References
- ^ 1870 US Census
- ^ http://www.sunnysidecemetery.org/