Hannah Thomas

First Name:
Hannah
Last Name:
Thomas
Collection / Donor:
Born:
1730
Died:
1819
Comments

Wife of Keeper John Thomas.

First Woman Lighthouse Keeper in America, Gurnet Point, Plymouth, Massachusetts. From 1776 to 1786, Hannah Thomas, widow of General John Thomas who died during the Revolutionary War, single-handedly ran the lighthouse which had been built on their property in 1769

Place(s)
Place:
Title / Position:
Principal Lighthouse Keeper
Year Started:
1776
Year Departed:
1786

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Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Oct 05, 2018