Person Detail: Narcissa Prentice Whitman

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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. |
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1808 |
Steuben County Narcissa Prentiss was born in Prattsburgh, New York in 1808. |
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1847 |
(Unknown) County Narcissa Whitman died in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1847. |
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1834 |
Allegany County Whitman moved to Belmont, New York in 1834. |
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1836 |
Allegany County Prentiss married Dr. Marcus Whitman in Angelica, New York in 1836. |
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Rensselaer County Whitman attended a female seminary in Troy, New York. |
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(Unknown) County Letters and Journals of Narcissa Whitman |
