Ned Myers (born 1793) was an American sailor. Born in
Quebec
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as a British subject, Myers grew up in
Halifax after being abandoned by his father. He moved to New York City at the age of eleven, cherishing the dream of becoming a sailor.
Two years later, while serving aboard the merchant ship ''Sterling'', Myers would meet
James Fenimore Cooper, who would later write a biography of him titled ''Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast'' (1843).
[Taylor, p.106] Myers rejected his status as a British subject and became an American citizen, something that would cause him trouble when he was captured by a
Royal Navy
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warship in the
summer of 1812.
[Taylor, pp. 3-4] He was a survivor of the sinking of . However, Myers would live through the War of 1812, meeting with Cooper in 1843 for the authoring of his biography.
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1793 births
American sailors
Year of death missing
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