Benjamin Spooner Briggs

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1872

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Benjamin Spooner Briggs, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Mary Celeste sails from New York and is found abandoned

   1872

   Role: Captain of Mary Celeste

   1. 1November 7, 1872 · New York City, New YorkDeparture from New York

      Mary Celeste left New York City on November 7, 1872, bound for Genoa, carrying Briggs, his family, and crew.

   2. 2December 4, 1872 · Near Azores, Atlantic OceanDiscovery by Dei Gratia

      The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found the Mary Celeste adrift and deserted near the Azores on December 4, 1872.

Sources

1. Mary Celeste Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23