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Barbara Mabrity was born in Florida, her father Francesco (Staccioli/Stacoli) Estacholy arrived from Italy as part of the 1768 Turnbull Venture to Florida.
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Michael died of yellow fever in 1832, at which point Barbara was formally appointed to take his place. She maintained the light through hurricanes which blew through the key in 1835, 1841, and 1842. On October 10, 1846 another heavy storm hit the island, causing several people, including Mabrity"s six children, to take refuge in the lighthouse.
Mabrity continued to serve as keeper before being fired in 1864 for making statements against the Union during the American Civil War.
She died three years later. The United States Coast Guard christened a United States Coast Guard coastal buoy tender (WLM 559) based in Mobile, Alabama in her honor.
