Lyman Fessenden Walker

Lyman Fessenden Walker (1836–1920)[1] was an American shipwright during a prolific period at Yarmouth Harbor in Maine.[2][3] His shipyard was one of the four major ones during the town's peak years of 1850–1875.[4] His shipyard launched forty vessels of all sizes.[3]

Lyman Fessenden Walker
Walker lived at today's 51 Pleasant Street in Yarmouth, Maine
Born1836
Died1920 (aged 83 or 84)
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, U.S.
OccupationShipwright
Known forShipbuilding

Early life

Walker was born in 1836, to Lyman Walker and Louisa Merchant.[1]

Career

After beginning as a shipwright, in 1841 he was recognized as a master builder.[5][6]

Death

Walker died in 1920, aged 83 or 84.[1]

References
  1. Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)
  2. Images of America: Yarmouth, Alan M. Hall (Arcadia, 2002), p.16
  3. Yarmouth Revisited, Amy Aldredge
  4. "Yarmouth Historic Context Statement – Town of Yarmouth
  5. 'Merchant Sail, Volume 5, William Armstrong Fairburn (1945), p. 3159
  6. Shipbuiling Days in Casco Bay, 1727–1890, William Hutchinson Rowe (1966), p. 94
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