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Sohn von Charles Christian & Ann Dixon,
Fletcher Christian wurde am 25 September 1764 geboren in Moorland Close,
Cockermouth. Erzogen an der Cockermouth Grammar School, he declined to go to university, and joined the navy instead at the age of 18. He served with Bligh on various ships, & was selected by him as midshipsman on the 'Britannia' sailing to the West Indies in 1787. A close friendship developed, & Bligh appointed him as first mate on the 'Bounty'. However, in 1789, Fletcher Christian was one of the ringleaders of the mutiny.
Nach der Meuterei, Christian heiratet Maimiti am 16 Juni 1789 auf Taihiti. Mit acht weiteren Meuterern took refuge on Pitcairn Island, where they founded a settlement. Fletcher Christian & Maimiti hatten drei Kinder. In all probability, am 3 Oktober 1793, he was killed by the Tahitians.
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