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March 6, 1851 (65 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Libra
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Henry Miller Shreve
Henry Miller Shreve was an American inventor and captain of a steamboat, who opened up the Mississippi, Ohio, and Red Rivers for steamboats. Shreveport, Louisiana, named in his honor. Shreve also helped break Fulton-Livingston's monopoly on steamboat traffic downstream of Mississippi. He was the first captain to sail on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans and back, as well as the first to bring a keelboat from the Ohio River into the Mississippi to the Fever River in Illinois. Shreve also made significant improvements to steamboats and steam engines, such as separate boilers to independently power the side impellers, horizontal cylinders, and multiple decks to allow passengers and entertainment.
BornOctober 21, 1785, Mount Pleasant, Mansfield Twp, Burlington Co, New Jersey
DiedMarch 6, 1851 (aged 65), Saint Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
EducationHome schooled
Spouse(s)Mary Blair, Lydia Rogers
ChildrenHarriet Louise (b. 1811), Rebecca Ann (b. 1813), Hampden Zane (b. 1815), Mary
Parent(s)Israel Shreve, Mary Cokely

About Henry Miller Shreve

Other Henry Miller Shreve was born in New Jersey, United States on October 21, 1785. He dies at the age of 65, on March 6, 1851.

Steamboat builder and captain who contributed to the development of the Mississippi River as a commercial and trading hub.

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Henry Miller Shreve before becoming famous

Henry Miller Shreve was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1785 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

During his childhood, he hunted and traded pelts near the river, becoming an accomplished navigator.

Achievement of Henry Miller Shreve

The city of Shreveport, Louisiana, was eventually named for him since it was where he built his steamboats.

Henry Miller Shreve's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew raised in the Ohio River Valley, although being born in New Jersey.

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During the War of 1812, he carried supplies to US President Andrew Jackson's army via riverboat.

Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) (US President)
Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845)

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