Jacob Brock

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Captain
Jacob Brock
Born (1810-07-05)July 5, 1810
Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut
Died September 22, 1876(1876-09-22) (aged 66)
Resting place
 Jacksonville, Florida
Occupation Steamboat captain
Known for Founding Enterprise, Florida
Spouse(s) Rhoda Stevens Brock
Children
  • Hattie Brock
  • Charles H. Brock
Notes

Jacob Brock (July 5, 1810 – September 22, 1876)[1] was a prominent steamboat captain and a pioneer in the early establishment of Enterprise, Florida.[4][5]

Early life

Jacob Brock was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 5, 1810. He was the third of twelve children born to Jacob Brock and Abigail Sanders.[3]

Florida

In 1853, Brock bought a steamship that he named the Darlington. In 1860, he built a second steamboat which he named the Hattie after one of his daughters.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Capt Jacob Brock". Find a Grave. August 15, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Captain Charles H. Brock". Florida Memory. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wells, Frederic P. (1902). History of Newbury, Vermont from the discovery of the Coös country to present time. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Caledonian Company. pp. 475–476. 
  4. ↑ "Jacob Brock’s Enterprise: Boomtown on the River". Volusia County. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
  5. ↑ McTammany, Mary Jo (July 31, 2001). "Steamboat man mastered St. Johns". Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Waitley, Douglas (2000). Best Backroads of Florida: The Heartland. Pineapple Press. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-1561641895. 
  7. ↑ Cowart, John W. (2005). Crackers and Carpetbaggers. Lulu.com. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-1411621312. 
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