Person Detail: Narcissa Prentice Whitman

General Information:
Full Name: Narcissa Prentice Whitman
Biography: (1808-1847) Diarist, letter writer. Narcissa Whitman was one of the first white women to travel cross country, leading to more than eleven years of letters that were ultimately published.
Author's Timeline:
1808		Steuben County Narcissa Prentiss was born in Prattsburgh, New York in 1808.
1847		(Unknown) County Narcissa Whitman died in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1847.
1834		Allegany County Whitman moved to Belmont, New York in 1834.
1836		Allegany County Prentiss married Dr. Marcus Whitman in Angelica, New York in 1836.
?		Rensselaer County Whitman attended a female seminary in Troy, New York.
?		(Unknown) County Letters and Journals of Narcissa Whitman