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First Female Keeper Hannah Thomas of Plymouth (Gurnet) Light

First Female Keeper, Hannah Thomas, of Plymouth (Gurnet) Light in Massachusetts Hannah Thomas was born around 1731 in Middleboro, on Gurnet Point in Plymouth. Her parents owned a dairy farm that spanned a long sandy strip of peninsula located at … Continue reading

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