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	\| caption = ~~engraving~~ of Decatur ~~in 1802~~		\| caption = 1802 portrait of Decatur by [[Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin]]
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	\| birth_date = June 1751		\| birth_date = June 1751
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	*[[American Revolutionary War]]		*[[American Revolutionary War]]
	*[[Quasi War]]		*[[Quasi-War]]
	**[[Capture of La Croyable\|Capture of ''La Croyable'']]		**[[Capture of La Croyable\|Capture of ''La Croyable'']]
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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Born in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], Decatur was a merchant captain before the Revolution. He married Ann Pine; in ~~addition to Stephen Jr~~.~~, they~~ had ~~two other~~ children~~: Lieutenant~~ James Decatur, ~~who was killed in action in 1804 during the [[First Barbary War\|Barbary Wars]]~~, and ~~Ann~~ Decatur ~~McKnight~~.		Born in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], baptized June 7, 1752. Decatur was a merchant captain before the Revolution. He married Ann Pine, daughter of John and Nancy Pine, in Philadelphia on December 20, 1774. They had 7 children, including Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), James Bruce Decatur (1782-1804), Ann Pine Decatur (1776-1819, and John Pine Decatur (1786-1832) .

	During the [[American Revolution]] he commanded the ''Royal Louis'' and the ''Fair American''.<ref>[[#MacKenzie\|MacKenzie, 1846]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=ONw5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA9 p.9]</ref>		During the [[American Revolution]] he commanded the ''Royal Louis'' and the ''Fair American''.<ref>[[#MacKenzie\|MacKenzie, 1846]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=ONw5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA9 p.9]</ref>
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	In 1800, Decatur commissioned [[USS Philadelphia (1799)\|''Philadelphia'']], the very vessel that his son later [[Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor\|burned several months after it ran aground and was captured near Tripoli harbor]] in 1803.		In 1800, Decatur commissioned [[USS Philadelphia (1799)\|''Philadelphia'']], the very vessel that his son later [[Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor\|burned several months after it ran aground and was captured near Tripoli harbor]] in 1803.

	In accordance with the [[Peace Establishment Act]] ~~of 1801~~, which greatly reduced the United States Army and Navy, Decatur was discharged from the Navy on October 22, 1801.		In accordance with the [[Military Peace Establishment Act\|Peace Establishment Act of 1801]], which greatly reduced the United States Army and Navy, Decatur was discharged from the Navy on October 22, 1801.

	He died in 1808, at his country home "Millsdale" in [[Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\|Frankford]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He is interred next to his famous son at [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)\|St. Peter's Church]] in Philadelphia.		He died in 1808, at his country home "Millsdale" in [[Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\|Frankford]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He is interred next to his famous son at [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)\|St. Peter's Church]] in Philadelphia.
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://www.lineofbattle.org/sdsr133.html Drawing of Decatur]		*[http://www.lineofbattle.org/sdsr133.html Drawing of Decatur] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929224903/http://www.lineofbattle.org/sdsr133.html \|date=September 29, 2007 }}
	*{{Find a Grave\|11900978\|accessdate=2008-03-28}}		*{{Find a Grave\|11900978\|accessdate=2008-03-28}}

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	* {{cite book \|title=The life and character of Stephen Decatur \|ref=Waldo \|last=Waldo \|first=Samuel Putnam \|year=1821		* {{cite book \|title=The life and character of Stephen Decatur \|ref=Waldo \|last=Waldo \|first=Samuel Putnam \|year=1821
	\| url = http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/USN/Navy/lifecharacterofs01wald.pdf \|publisher=P. B. Goodsell \|location=Hartford, Conn.}}		\| url = http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/USN/Navy/lifecharacterofs01wald.pdf \|publisher=P. B. Goodsell \|location=Hartford, Conn.}}
			* {{cite book \|title=The Decatur Genealogy 1746-2003 \|author=William Decatur Parsons \|date=1921 \|location=New York }}

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{{Short description|United States Navy officer}}
{{Other people|Stephen Decatur}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Stephen Decatur Sr.
| image = Stephen Decatur, Sr., head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile LCCN2007676971.tif
| image_upright =
| alt =
| caption = engraving of Decatur in 1802
| birth_name =
| birth_date = June 1751
| birth_place = [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]], [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]], [[British America]]
| death_date = November 11, 1808
| death_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| placeofburial = [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)|St. Peter's Church]]<br />[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| allegiance = [[United States]]
| branch = [[United States Navy]]
| serviceyears =
| rank = [[Captain (United States O-6)#U.S. Navy|Captain]]
| rank_label =
| commands = ''Royal Louis''<br />''Fair American''<br />[[USS Delaware (1798)|USS ''Delaware'']]
| battles = {{tree list}}
*[[American Revolutionary War]]
*[[Quasi War]]
**[[Capture of La Croyable|Capture of ''La Croyable'']]
{{tree list/end}}
| awards =
| memorials =
| spouse = Ann Pine
| children = 3, including [[Stephen Decatur|Stephen Jr.]]
| relations =
}}
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'''Stephen Decatur Sr.''' (June 1751 – November 11, 1808) was a [[United States Navy]] officer and privateer who served in the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the [[Quasi-War]]. He was commissioned as a captain in the United States Navy, and was the father of [[Stephen Decatur]].

== Life ==
Born in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], Decatur was a merchant captain before the Revolution. He married Ann Pine; in addition to Stephen Jr., they had two other children: Lieutenant James Decatur, who was killed in action in 1804 during the [[First Barbary War|Barbary Wars]], and Ann Decatur McKnight.

During the [[American Revolution]] he commanded the ''Royal Louis'' and the ''Fair American''.<ref>[[#MacKenzie|MacKenzie, 1846]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=ONw5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA9 p.9]</ref>

With the outbreak of the [[Quasi War]] with France, Decatur was commissioned as a captain in the United States Navy on May 11, 1798.

On May 5, 1798, Decatur was placed in command of the converted merchant ship {{USS|Delaware|1798|6}} and sailed in the first American Navy squadron to cross the Atlantic along with his son Stephen Decatur Jr.<ref>[[#MacKenzie|MacKenzie, 1846]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=ONw5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA22 p.22]</ref><ref name="Delaware">{{cite DANFS | title = Delaware II (Ship)
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/delaware-ii.html}}</ref> ''Delaware'' [[capture of La Croyable|captured a French privateer, ''La Croyable'']], off Great Egg Harbor, N.J., on 7 July 1798. The U.S. Navy purchased ''La Croyable'' on 30 July 1798, and renamed her {{USS|Retaliation|1798|6}}.<ref>{{cite DANFS | title = Retaliation II (Schooner)
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/r/retaliation-ii.html}}</ref> From 14 July to 23 September, ''Delaware'' cruised in the West Indies, often in company with the frigate {{USS|United States|1797|6}}, and together the ships took two privateers prize. During her second cruise in the West Indies, between 15 December 1798 and 20 May 1799, she took another prize.<ref name="Delaware"/>

On October 12, 1799, he was inducted as a Mason in [[St. John's Lodge (Newport)|St. John's Lodge #1]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].

In 1800, Decatur commissioned [[USS Philadelphia (1799)|''Philadelphia'']], the very vessel that his son later [[Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor|burned several months after it ran aground and was captured near Tripoli harbor]] in 1803.

In accordance with the [[Peace Establishment Act]] of 1801, which greatly reduced the United States Army and Navy, Decatur was discharged from the Navy on October 22, 1801.

He died in 1808, at his country home "Millsdale" in [[Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Frankford]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He is interred next to his famous son at [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)|St. Peter's Church]] in Philadelphia.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.lineofbattle.org/sdsr133.html Drawing of Decatur]
*{{Find a Grave|11900978|accessdate=2008-03-28}}

==Bibliography==

* {{cite book |title=Life of Stephen Decatur: a commodore in the Navy of the United States |ref=MacKenzie |last=MacKenzie |first=Alexander Slidell |year=1846 |location=Boston| publisher=C. Little and J. Brown}}
* {{cite book |title=The life and character of Stephen Decatur |ref=Waldo |last=Waldo |first=Samuel Putnam |year=1821
| url = http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/USN/Navy/lifecharacterofs01wald.pdf |publisher=P. B. Goodsell |location=Hartford, Conn.}}

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[[Category:Continental Navy officers]]
[[Category:United States Navy officers]]
[[Category:American military personnel of the Quasi-War]]
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[[Category:People from colonial Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Burials at St. Peter's churchyard, Philadelphia]]

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