Narcissa Whitman
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1808 – 1847
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Who was Narcissa Whitman?
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman was an American missionary in the Oregon Country of what would become the state of Washington. Along with Eliza Hart Spalding, she was the first European-American woman to cross the Rocky Mountains in 1836 on her way to found the Protestant Whitman Mission with husband Dr. Marcus Whitman near modern day Walla Walla, Washington.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1808
Prattsburgh - Also known as
- Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Nov 29, 1847
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
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on July 23, 2013
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