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The Fox sisters were three sisters from Rochester, New York who played an important role in the creation of Spiritualism: Leah, Margaretta, and Catherine Fox. The two younger sisters reported "rapping
The Fox sisters. From left to right: Margaretta, Kate and Leah
Braided Lock of Kate Fox's Hair
Kate Fox (Jenkin)
Elisha Kent Kane
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Elisha Kent Kane was a United States Navy medical officer and Arctic explorer. He served as assistant surgeon during Caleb Cushing's journey to China to negotiate the Treaty of Wangxia and in the Afri
Fox sisters
…the foundation, not the concealment of a secret grave. Leah, on the death of her first husband, married a successful Wall Street banker. Margaretta met Elisha Kane, the Arctic explorer, in 1852. Kane was convinced that Margaretta and Kate were engaged in fraud, under the direction of their sister Leah, and he…
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Elisha Kent Kane on Beechey Island
Kane's hillside historical plaque in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Kane's tomb in Laurel Hill Cemetery