John Minor Maury
John Minor Maury | |
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| Born | 1795 Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1823 (aged 27–28) near Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | An officer the United States Navy between 1809-1823 |
| Known for | Being on the island of Nuku Hiva, in the South Pacific Ocean, when the American frigate USS Essex arrived there, on October 25, 1813 |
| Spouse |
Eliza Maury (m. 1817) |
| Relatives | John Minor (grandfather) |
John Minor Maury (1795 – June 23, 1823) was an officer of the United States Navy whose life and career was ended by yellow fever. In 1888, fictionalized versions of his life story were published by his son, Dabney H. Maury, and his niece, Diana Fontaine Maury Corbin, and the sensational stories became Maury's de facto biography for more than 130 years.