Currently Reading Ocean-Born Mary by Jeremy D’Entremont
I’ve been wanting to read this non-fiction book for a while. Mr. D’Entremont is a local New England historian who does a lot of digging up on historical facts surrounding New England fixtures, especially lighthouses. Ocean-Born Mary is New Hampshire’s most famous ghost story which surrounds possibly true events about Mary – the infant who saved the lives of all aboard a small passenger ship from Ireland to America. As the legend goes, the pirate who boarded the ship heard the baby’s cries and went below deck to find a woman who had just given birth. He was so touched by the little baby girl that he decided to let everyone live if the mother named her Mary. The ship safely docked in New England and Mary lived a long life in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
This same story has been enlarged over the decades to include ghosts and pirate treasure. Jeremy D’Entremont put together this book to separate fact from fiction in the Ocean-Born Mary legend. I’m about halfway through right now and as a New Hampshire resident, I’m proud to have this one on my bookshelf.
