Commodore
William
Bainbridge
Born in Princeton, Province of New Jersey, British America
Ancestors 
Son of Absalomon Bainbridge
and Mary (Taylor) Bainbridge
Brother of
John Taylor Bainbridge, Edmund Bainbridge, Phoebe Bainbridge, Abigail Bainbridge, Mary Bainbridge and Joseph Bainbridge
Husband of
Susan (Heyliger) Bainbridge
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 59
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Bainbridge was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in the War of 1812.
Commodore William Bainbridge served in the United States Navy in the War of 1812
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Biography
William Bainbridge was born in Princeton, New Jersey, eldest son of Dr. Absalom Bainbridge and Mary (Taylor) Bainbridge. William had two brothers: Joseph, who also became a Navy captain, and John T.; and a sister, Mary. He was raised by his maternal grandfather, John Taylor, Esq., of Middleton, New Jersey as his father left for England in 1783 and his mother remained behind due to her ill health (though his father returned to the United States and died in New York City in 1807). Commodore Bainbridge was survived by his son William Jr. and four daughters (Mary Taylor Bainbridge Jaudon, Susan Parker Hayes, Louisa Alexina Bainbridge and Lucy Ann Bainbridge).[1]
He was a Congressional Gold Medal Recipient for his command of the USS Constitution and the seizure of the HMS Java during the War of 1812.
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- ↑ Wikipedia:William_Bainbridge
- ↑ Profile created by Lloyd Tasker through the import of Family-2-21-Jan-2018-653.ged on Jan 21, 2018. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.
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- A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 August 2018), memorial page for William Bainbridge (7 May 1774–27 Jul 1833), Find A Grave Memorial no. 3506, citing Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave . nbridge-americas-unlucky-sea-captain/ Sea Captain
- https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/absolom-bainbridge_1543213
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Categories: Congressional Gold Medal | United States Navy, War of 1812
His Grandfather is Edmond Bainbridge (1702-1770)
Great Grandfather is John Bainbridge (1657-1732)