Gedney

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1834

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gedney, 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. United States Survey of the Coast transferred to the Department of the Navy

   1834

   Role: Commanding officer of the schooner Jersey during its October 1834 depth sounding operations (identity unresolved; only the surname is attested)

   1. 111 March 1834 · Executive BranchTransfer to the Navy

      President Jackson transferred the Survey of the Coast from the Treasury to the Navy on March 11, 1834.

   2. 2October 1834 · New York Harbor areaOperational Activities

      The Survey acquired the schooner Jersey in 1834, and under Gedney's command it began depth sounding operations in October 1834.

Sources

1. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09