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Stephen Decatur
1779-1820
Stephen Decatur was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester County, January 5, 1779.
The family was of French extraction in the paternal line, and of Irish on the maternal side. The grandfather was a native of La Rochelle, in France, and married a lady of Newport, R. I., where Stephen, the son of the commodore, was born.
When a very young man he removed to Philadelphia and married the daughter of an Irish gentleman named Pine.
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Decatur was bred to the sea and commanded a merchantman out of the port of Philadelphia, until appointed to the sloop-of-war, Delaware. Upon the completion of the frigate Philadelphia, the command of it was given to him.
The elder Decatur had one daughter and three sons.
The daughter was twi