Gabriel Nation (?–1793)
Gabriel Nation ( - 1793) was a marine in the 11th (Portsmouth) Company when he arrived at Sydney aboard the Alexander in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He served in Captain John Shea's Company at Port Jackson and enlisted in the New South Wales Corps on 6 April 1792.
Nation was buried on 14 September 1793. It was reported that he was very distressed by the death of his partner Martha Todd from dysentry (and, according to some, heavy drinking) in March that year. David Collins wrote that Nation 'sunk under an inflammatory complaint brought on by hard drinking'.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 262
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Todd, Martha (partner)
Citation details
'Nation, Gabriel (?–1793)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/nation-gabriel-31552/text39012, accessed 4 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Death
13 September,
1793
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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