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Thomas Colton Creighton was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 18 July 1825, the son of George Brinley Creighton and Isabel Ann (Grassie). He married Ann Albro, fifth daughter of Samuel Albro, on 7 June 1849 in Halifax, and they had four children. Creighton, a master mariner, captained a number of vessels for his uncles, James G.A. Creighton and Thomas Ritchie Grassie, partners in the firm Creighton and Grassie. In 1843 he undertook a voyage on board the barque Rose to the Pacific Ocean, for the purpose of hunting sperm whales. The Rose, 421 ton barque, was one of three vessels previously owned by the Halifax Whaling Company, and being operated independently by Samuel Cunard. During the voyage, which lasted until 1846, Creighton kept a daily journal in which he recorded his experiences. He died at sea in February 1862.