Edward Thache

Captain Edward Thache (June 14, 1659 - November 16, 1706) was a wealthy plantation owner in the capital city of St. Jago de la Vega, or Spanish Town, Jamaica. His son Edward Thache Jr. is probably the well-known pirate Blackbeard, captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge, and a Royal Navy veteran of Queen Anne's War on HMS Windsor.

Edward Thache
Born(1659-06-14)June 14, 1659
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
DiedNovember 16, 1706(1706-11-16) (aged 47)
Jamaica
NationalityBritish, but later lived in Jamaica
OccupationPlantation owner
Known forThe father of Blackbeard
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