Jemison, Mary
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...was captured (1758) by a French and Indian War party, taken to Fort Duquesne, and given to two Seneca women, who adopted her. She was married twice...bore eight children. Known as the White Woman of the Genesee, Mary Jemison refused...Her story is told in a classic tale of "Indian-capture," J. E. Seavers Narrative...