Mary Jemison date of birth:
1743
How old was Mary Jemison when died?
90
Where was Mary Jemison born?
Atlantic Ocean
When did Mary Jemison die?
September 19, 1833
What is Mary Jemison nationality?
Irish
Short Biography
Mary Jemison (Deh-he-wä-mis) (1743 – September 19, 1833) was an American frontierswoman who was adopted in her teens by the Seneca. When she was in her teens, she was captured in what is now Adams County, Pennsylvania, from her home along Marsh Creek. She became fully assimilated into her captors' culture and later chose to remain a Seneca rather than return to British colonial culture. Her statue stands today in Letchworth State Park.