Helen Hazard Bacon papers (MSS-0093)

Biographical/Historical Note

Helen Hazard, the fourth child of Rowland and Margaret Rood Hazard, was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, January 15, 1861. She married Nathaniel Bacon on October 6, 1885. The couple had a son, Leonard, born May 26, 1887, and a daughter, Susan, on November 12, 1889. Helen Hazard Bacon devoted much of her time to civic and charitable activities. She made significant contributions to a number of religious organizations, in particular the American-Chinese Educational Commission, which operated a school in Canton, China. She also supported several educational institutions, among them the Watchman Industrial School of North Scituate, Rhode Island. She was a member of several genealogical societies, including the American Historical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. She held several offices in the Colonial Dames, which included president of the Rhode Island chapter, national registrar, and national vice-president. She died October 26, 1925, at the family home, “The Acorns,” in Peace Dale, Rhode Island.