Mary rowlandson biography essay
Mary Rowlandson
American woman captured by Native Americans
Mary (White) Rowlandson | |
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Mary Rowlandson from A Narrative of the Captivity, Sufferings and Removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, Boston: Nathaniel Coverly, 1770[note 1] | |
| Born | c.
1637 Somersetshire, England |
| Died | January 5, 1711 (aged 73-74) Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Occupation | American colonist |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Rowlandson, Captain Samuel Talcott |
| Children | Mary, Joseph, Mary, Sarah |
Mary Rowlandson, néeWhite, later Mary Talcott (c.
A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary ...
1637 – January 5, 1711), was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans[2] in 1676 during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed. In 1682, six years after her ordeal, The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson was published.
This text is considered a formative American work in the literary genre of captivity narr Toggle share options HAB