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From Tom and Nikki Wedding Pages
| Birth name | Aliases | |
| Mary Jemison |
Corn Tassel "little woman of great courage." "White Woman of the Genesee" |
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| Birth date | Birth place | |
| Fall 1743 | Aboard ship from Ireland to America | |
| Date of death | Place of death | |
| September 19, 1833 | Buffalo Creek Reservation |
| Known for |
| Frontierswoman and adopted Seneca Indian |
| Occupation(s) |
| Mother and negotiator for Seneca Tribe |
| Wikepedia |
![[wikipedia]](https://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/inter.png){kind=small} Mary Jemison |
Mary Jemison is an historic figure in the Genesee Valley Region. She was captured by the Seneca in 1758, lived among, them and was adopted by the Seneca tribe thereafter.
"She was initially buried on the Buffalo Creek Reservation, but in 1874 was reinterred at William Pryor Letchworth's Glen Iris Estate (now Letchworth State Park in present day Castile, New York. A bronze statue of Mary, created in 1910, marks her grave." 1
There was once a Mary Jemison tour boat, but it was retired in 2014.
Notes and References
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Women's History Article on About.com
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FindAGrave Listing with photos
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Captured By Indians: Mary Jemison Becomes an Indian Her Account on HistoryMatters.com
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Indian Captive Book on Amazon.com
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