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Joining Hornigold's Crew
- When
- 1716
- Where
- New Providence, Bahamas
Teach settled on New Providence and joined Captain Benjamin Hornigold's crew around 1716.
Little is known about Teach's early life, but he may have been a sailor on privateering ships during Queen Anne's War. He settled on the Bahamian island of New Providence, a base for Captain Benjamin Hornigold, whose crew Teach joined around 1716.
Sources
- Blackbeard Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
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