# Unknown sailor's grave found after 200 years > A Scottish sailor's unmarked grave in Connecticut was identified after 200 years, with a new plaque honoring William Adamson. - Title: Unknown sailor's grave found after 200 years · Seattletimes - Summary: A Scottish sailor's unmarked grave in Connecticut was identified after 200 years, with a new plaque honoring William Adamson. William Adamson, a Scottish… - Keywords: seattle, seahawks, nfl, war of 1812, william adamson, unmarked grave, packer cemetery, mystic, connecticut, scottish sailor, graves, historical sites - Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/entertainment/his-unmarked-grave-lay-forgotten-for-200-years-they-had-to-fix-that - Read time: 1 min - Topics: seattle, seahawks, nfl, war of 1812, william adamson, unmarked grave, packer cemetery, mystic, connecticut, scottish sailor, graves, historical sites ## Jon Fuller's curiosity Jon Fuller, 66, a retirement planner, found an unmarked grave of a Scottish sailor killed in Connecticut during the War of 1812. > I was very curious. I was wondering who he was. Did he have a family? What was his history? ## The unmarked grave mystery The sailor was buried in an unmarked grave at Packer Cemetery in Mystic, Connecticut, with no name or details. > The grave was unmarked. ## The skirmish in August 1814 A British ship, HMS Terror, was attacked by American militiamen near Fishers Island Sound on August 13, 1814. > A small group of local men sailed from the mystic river into fishers island sound on a vessel that appeared to be carrying valuable cargo. ## Fuller's search for answers Fuller tried the Mystic Seaport Museum and British Royal Navy but paid $200 for a stone engraved with 'Unknown H.M.S. Terror August 13, 1814'. > He got the help of a friend, chris malone, who took a slab of stone to a local garden center and paid around $200 to have it engraved. ## Grace Cleere's discovery Grace Cleere, a retired historian from Connecticut, found the unmarked grave while walking in Packer Cemetery. > I said, 'Terror.' 'That’s the ice ship that went down in 1848!' ## The Terror's history The HMS Terror was involved in the War of 1812 and later sank in the 1845 Arctic expedition led by Sir John Franklin. > The doomed 1845 expedition, led by sir john franklin, resulted in the loss of the terror and the hms erebus, plus all one hundred twenty-nine crew members. ## Identifying William Adamson William Adamson, a Scottish sailor born around 1771, was killed in the skirmish and buried in Packer Cemetery. > His name was william adamson. ## Genealogy search A historian traced William Adamson's sixth-generation descendant, Claudia Chagnon, in Lynchburg, Virginia. > I thought it was a bit of a wild-goose chase. ## The ceremony Hundreds gathered at Packer Cemetery for a ceremony honoring William Adamson with a new plaque and Scottish traditions. > Shipmate, after two hundred twelve years, you are unknown no more. ## The grave marker A new stone plaque at Packer Cemetery marks William Adamson's grave with his name and the date of his death. > Unknown h.m.s. terror august thirteenth, eighteen hundred fourteen. ## The connection Jon Fuller, who placed the grave marker, was unaware he was the one who erected the stone until Grace Cleere contacted him. > I just did it. ## The legacy William Adamson's story was honored with a ceremony, a new grave marker, and connections to his family after 200 years. > After two hundred twelve years, you are unknown no more. ## Key takeaway William Adamson, a Scottish sailor killed in the War of 1812, was identified and honored with a new grave marker after 200 years.