Rodgers family

Biographical Note

Note: A genealogical chart of the Rodgers family compiled circa 1973 when the collection was initially arranged and described is available in the Manuscript Reading Room.

John Rodgers (1773-1838)

• 1773: Born, Harford County, Md.
• 1798: Appointed lieutenant, U.S. Navy
• 1799 - 1801 : Duty on Constellation (frigate)
• 1802 - 1803 : Commanded John Adams (ship), Mediterranean Squadron
• 1804: Commanded Congress (frigate), Mediterranean Squadron
• 1805 - 1806 : Commander in chief, Mediterranean Squadron
• 1806: Married Minerva Denison (died 1877)
• 1807: Commander in chief, New York flotilla and New York Naval Station
• 1810: Appointed commander in chief, North Atlantic Squadron
• 1812 - 1814 : Commanded President (frigate)
• 1813: Promoted to commodore
• 1815 - 1824 : President, Board of Navy Commissioners
• 1821 - 1838 : Senior officer, U.S. Navy
• 1823: Secretary of the navy ad interim
• 1824 - 1827 : Commander in chief, Mediterranean Squadron
• 1827 - 1837 : President, Board of Navy Commissioners
• 1838, Aug. 1: Died, Philadelphia, Pa.

From the guide to the Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1987, (bulk 1804-1932), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)