Eben Emerson was an American lighthouse keeper who served at

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, Maine from 1861 to 1865. On March 16, 1865, he saved the crew of the British

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''Edyth Anne'' from drowning in a heavy storm near the lighthouse; for this action he was commended by the Canadian government and rewarded with

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. His name is also given as "Ebenezer Emerson".

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