Thomas Hazard
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For the American author and social reformer, see Thomas Robinson Hazard.
Thomas Hazard (1610[a] - after 1677) was one of the nine founding settlers of Newport on Aquidneck Island (Rhode Island) in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He settled in Boston and Portsmouth before settling Newport, but later returned to Portsmouth. His descendants include Commodores Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew C. Perry and three colonial Rhode Island deputy governors.
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Thomas Hazard | |
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Born | by 1610 possibly Dorsetshire, England |
Died | after 1677 |
Other names | Thomas Hassard |
Education | Signed name with a mark |
Occupation | Ship carpenter |
Spouse(s) | (1) Martha Potter (2) Martha (_______) Sheriff |
Children | Robert, Elizabeth, Hannah, Martha |
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