Captain Zachariah Rhodes [1784-1815]: Zachariah was born in Rhode Island into a seafaring family. Prior to 1810, he relocated to Baltimore, MD and was based in Fell's Point. He married Harriet Cunningham in 1810. Their only child, Ann Bathia, was born in 1812. On 14 August 1815, Zachariah's sloop, Hannah, left Baltimore for Puerto Rico, with brother Perry serving a first mate. The ship was lost at sea.
Harriet Cunningham [bef 1790-c1818]: Harriet was one of seven children. Her five sisters married men involved in the seafaring industry in some manner. Her brother was a sea captain. Harriet was widowed in 1815. She died three years later. Daughter Ann was raised by Harriet's sister, Bathia Porter.
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