Captain Malone was from Kingston, Ontario. He served as Captain of various ships in the great lakes over a long career.

Abraham was the captain of the schooner ORIENTAL as of November 1880.

There is an article in the British Whig newspaper (from Kignston) about the launch of a new steamer ship (the “D.D. Calvin”), which mentions Captain Malone as both being the commander of the ship (and also that he was the Commodore of Calvin & Son’s fleet), and owning a 1/4th interest in it, in the September 12, 1883 edition of that newspaper:

“THE D.D. CALVIN Launch at Garden Island of the New Steam Barge Honoring The Head of the Firm

Calvin & Son’s new steamer D.D. Calvin was successfully launched yesterday afternoon. The vessel glided gracefully into the water and looks very well indeed. She was towed around the harbor by the steamer Chieftain for inspection by the citizens and returned to Garden Island about 5 p.m. She was built by the old veteran Henry Roney, who has been upwards of 80 years in the same employment. Seeing him dodging in and out from under the vessel, inspecting everything before giving the final command, “Let her go, boys,” one would think he was good for thirty years more.

The steamer is named after the ex-M.P.P., D.D. Calvin, Esq., the senior member of the firm; although he has built and owned scores of vessels, this is the first one that bears his name. If she succeeds in business as well as the “Governor” (as he is familiarly dubbed by his employees) she will do.

The vessel is 180 feet long, 32 feet beam, 15 feet hold. She is very strongly built of the best quality of white oak and thoroughly salted throughout, and is to be commanded by Captain A.H. Malone (the Commodore of Calvin & Son’s fleet) who has a one-fourth interest in her. She will probably be used in the pine timber trade between Lake Superior and this port, and besides carrying a cargo herself, will tow three or four schooners. Her engines were designed by J.F. Pankhurst, and were built by the Globe Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio. They are of the fore and aft type of compound, with 27 inches high-pressure cylinder, and 50 inch low-pressure cylinder, with a stroke of 36 inches. The cylinders are of the best charcoal iron with the exhaust pipe from the high-pressure cylinder connected direct to the steam chest of the low pressure cylinder. This pipe is on the back of the engines and out of the way. The cranks are set diametrically opposite, thus avoiding the necessity of a receiver. The engines are reversed by steam with an auxiliary engine of peculiar construction, and so positive in its motion and so powerful, that the engine can be stopped and reversed instantly under full steam. The crank-shaft is built up with forged cranks and steel pins, fitted so that it can be easily taken apart in case of a broken pin. Both cylinders are fitted with cut-off valves, working on the backs of the main valves, and are adjusted to any point of cut-off by a sword-arm.

The boiler is of Siemens-Martin steel plates and calculated to resist a pressure of 162 pounds to the square inch. It will be fitted with the Aetna patent shaking grate. Both boiler and engines were built by the Globe Works, Cleveland, under the superintendance of Mr. John Hazlett, of this city, who will be engineer of the new steamer. Mr. Hazlett says it was amusing to hear the remarks made by some of the Americans on the extra strength of the boiler. “Say,” said one fellow, “did you see that boiler and engine made by the Globe Works for that Canady feller. Geewhittaker, ain’t she a buster?”

The steamer will probably leave here tomorrow evening for Cleveland in tow of steamer Chieftain, to receive her machinery.”

There is mention of a verdict in a drowining incident of the “Marine City” barge, that exonerated Captain Malone of the drownings, that is in the British Whig Newspaper dated March 17, 1902. It mentions that he had been in charge “of all classes of vessels for twenty-five years”.

There are mentions of a Captain A.H. Malone in the British Whig newspaper (from Kingston) on both March 27, 1905 and March 23, 1907, where he is listed as being the Captain of the steamer Simla.

In the 1891 census, they are in Kingston City itself, and Abraham’s name is spelled “Abram”. His occupation at this time is listed as “Master Mariner”.

In the 1901 census, Abraham is with 2 of his children in Kingston. He is listed as married, although Annie does not appear with the family. He is listed as a sailor. They also have a servant name Mary Goodell living with them (born Sep 2, 1852 in Ontario).

By looking at the 1911 census for Frontenac, Ontario, it looks like his wife Annie had passed away between 1901 and 1911, and that he remarried someone name Mary (born in July 1865 in Scotland, having immigrated to Canada in 1909).

In the 1921 census for the Pittsburgh Township in Ontario, he and his second wife Mary live together. He is listed as a retired Mariner.

It hsould be noted that his death certificate says he was born on Wolfe Island, Ontario, not Ireland.