Captain William B. Crowell was born in July 1836 on Martha's Vineyard, one of the large islands off the coast of Massachusetts. His parents were Hebron Crowell, a mariner, and Sarah Luce, who was called "Sally". William was likely born in the town of Tisbury, as that is where his parents lived but nearby Edgartown is also possible as that is where his mother was from. In the 1850 US Census William is living in Tisbury in a nine-person household along with his parents, a youn