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Messiah, Jacob (c. 1770–1819)

Messiah, Jacob (c. 1770–1819)
Alternative Names	Massias, John Mathias, Jacob Messias, Jacob Massie, John
Born	c. 1770
Died	27 June, 1819 (aged ~ 49) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Passenger Ship *	Scarborough (1788) (convict)
Occupation *	convict (1788-1790) New South Wales, Australia convict (1790-1792) Norfolk Island, Australia farm labourer (1792-1808) Norfolk Island, Australia farmer (1808-1819) Tasmania, Australia
Key Events *	First Fleet (1788) (convict)
Key Places *	Ceres hulk (London) (convict, 1785-1787)

* Dates are approximate

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