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Also Known As Mary White
Born c.1637 • England
Died January 5, 1710 or January 5, 1711 • Wethersfield • Connecticut
Notable Works “The Soveraignty & Goodness of God, Together with the Faithfulness of His Promises Displayed; Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”

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