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Hassall's life was said to have been a "continued example of religion and piety, extensive benevolence and hospitality", and he had "never lost sight of his original designation as a
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Jonathan was born in Tahiti. Due to unrest with the Tahitians, the Hassalls fled Tahiti in 1798. They travelled with their
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