Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce

1827 - 1917  (90 years)

Dr. Vinal Luce

1782 - 1856  (74 years)

Birth	1782	Massachusetts
Died	1856
Family	Charlotte Bleecker           b. 1789, Albany, Albany Co., New York
Married	13 Apr 1815	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Children	1. John Bleecker Luce           b. 1816   2. Edward Luce           b. 1817 + 3. Olivia Luce           b. 9 Feb 1819, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 4. Margaret Bleecker Luce           b. 1819   5. Cornelius Luce   6. Edward Luce           b. 1823   7. William Luce           b. Abt 1825, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 8. Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce           b. 25 Mar 1827, Albany, Albany Co., New York   9. Catherine Elmendorf Luce           b. Washington, D.C.   10. Jane Eliza Luce           b. 1831, New York State

Charlotte Bleecker

1789 - 1858  (69 years)

Birth	1789	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Died	1858
Family	Dr. Vinal Luce           b. 1782, Massachusetts
Married	13 Apr 1815	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Children	1. John Bleecker Luce           b. 1816   2. Edward Luce           b. 1817 + 3. Olivia Luce           b. 9 Feb 1819, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 4. Margaret Bleecker Luce           b. 1819   5. Cornelius Luce   6. Edward Luce           b. 1823   7. William Luce           b. Abt 1825, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 8. Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce           b. 25 Mar 1827, Albany, Albany Co., New York   9. Catherine Elmendorf Luce           b. Washington, D.C.   10. Jane Eliza Luce           b. 1831, New York State

Dr. Vinal Luce

1782 - 1856  (74 years)

Birth	1782	Massachusetts
Died	1856
Family	Charlotte Bleecker           b. 1789, Albany, Albany Co., New York
Married	13 Apr 1815	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Children	1. John Bleecker Luce           b. 1816   2. Edward Luce           b. 1817 + 3. Olivia Luce           b. 9 Feb 1819, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 4. Margaret Bleecker Luce           b. 1819   5. Cornelius Luce   6. Edward Luce           b. 1823   7. William Luce           b. Abt 1825, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 8. Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce           b. 25 Mar 1827, Albany, Albany Co., New York   9. Catherine Elmendorf Luce           b. Washington, D.C.   10. Jane Eliza Luce           b. 1831, New York State

Charlotte Bleecker

1789 - 1858  (69 years)

Birth	1789	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Died	1858
Family	Dr. Vinal Luce           b. 1782, Massachusetts
Married	13 Apr 1815	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Children	1. John Bleecker Luce           b. 1816   2. Edward Luce           b. 1817 + 3. Olivia Luce           b. 9 Feb 1819, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 4. Margaret Bleecker Luce           b. 1819   5. Cornelius Luce   6. Edward Luce           b. 1823   7. William Luce           b. Abt 1825, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 8. Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce           b. 25 Mar 1827, Albany, Albany Co., New York   9. Catherine Elmendorf Luce           b. Washington, D.C.   10. Jane Eliza Luce           b. 1831, New York State

Eliza Henley

- 1921

Died	24 Dec 1921	Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Family	Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce           b. 25 Mar 1827, Albany, Albany Co., New York

• Name	Stephen Bleecker Luce  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Rear Adm.
  Birth	25 Mar 1827	Albany, Albany Co., New York
  Gender	Male
  Education	US Naval Academy
  Military Service	He had quite a long and distinguished naval career. According to the Wikipedia (May, 2005), "Stephen Bleecker Luce (25 March 1827 - 28 July 1917) was a U.S. Navy admiral. He was the founder and first president of the Naval War College between 1884 and 1886. . . . "Born in New York, New York, Stephen B. Luce was one of the Navy's outstanding officers in many fields, including strategy, seamanship, education, and professional development. Entering the naval service 19 October 1841 as a midshipman, he served with the Atlantic coast blockaders during the Civil War, and commanded the monitor Nantucket at the siege of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1862, while serving as head of the Department of Seamanship at the Naval Academy, he prepared one of the first seamanship textbooks used by the Academy. "After the war Luce organized the Navy's apprentice training program to prepare seamen and petty officers for fleet duty. From 1878 to 1881 Captain Luce was inspector of training ships and, as commodore, he commanded the U.S. Training Squadron from 1881 to 1884. "Based on Luce's urgings and exhaustive reports, the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island, was established 6 October 1884 with Luce as its first superintendent. He was also instrumental in starting the Naval Institute and its publication, Proceedings. He again served at sea before retiring 25 March 1889. He returned to the War College in 1901. USS Luce (DD-99) was named for him." His papers are in the Library of Congress, in their Civil War MSS collection, MS 561; also see in the Forbes Family papers there, MS 316.
  Death	28 Jul 1917	Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Dr. Vinal Luce           b. 1782, Massachusetts           d. 1856  (Age 74 years)  (Father)  Charlotte Bleecker           b. 1789, Albany, Albany Co., New York           d. 1858  (Age 69 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I1672
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. Vinal Luce           b. 1782, Massachusetts           d. 1856 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Bleecker           b. 1789, Albany, Albany Co., New York           d. 1858 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1815	Albany, Albany Co., New York
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Eliza Henley             d. 24 Dec 1921, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Mar 1827 - Albany, Albany Co., New York  Death - 28 Jul 1917 - Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island   = Link to Google Earth
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  Pitard, D. "Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I1672&tree=1sttree (accessed May 15, 2025).