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Bessie Hall
Elizabeth (Bessie) Pritchard Hall (1849 – 1935) was a seafaring woman from Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia. She is notable for taking command of a fever-ridden ship in 1870 and safely navigating it through storms from Florida to Liverpool, England.
==Family==
Elizabeth Hall, usually known as Bessie Hall, was born in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia on 7 April 1849, the daughter of Captain Joseph Hall and Priscilla (Cushing) Hall.〔Catherine H. Campbell, “Bessie Hall, Master Mariner”, ''The Nova Scotia Historical Review'', Vol. 7, No. 2 (1987) p.8〕 The Halls were a well-known family of shipbuilders and ship captains in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.〔Armstrong, Peggy and Marguerite Wagner, ''Age of Sail in Annapolis County 1760–1925'' Midnight Press, Annapolis Royal (2000), pp. 68–69〕 Bessie began to go to sea when she was 17, joining her father on deep sea voyages in the family’s large square rigged sailing vessels. She showed great interest in navigation. Her father taught her Celestial navigation and ship handling as she assisted him in plotting voyages.
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