Narcissa Whitman
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Narcissa Prentiss Whitman was an American missionary in the Oregon Country of what would become the state of Washington. On their way to found the Protestant Whitman Mission in 1836 with her husband,
Narcissa Whitman
Sager orphans
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The Sager orphans were the children of Henry and Naomi Sager. In April 1844 the Sager family took part in the great westward migration, taking the Oregon Trail. During the journey both Henry and Naomi
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…and fell in. Though her body was found shortly after, all attempts to revive her failed. However, other children came to the mission, including the Sager orphans, to whom Whitman became a second mother. Just before winter, in late 1842, Marcus traveled back east to recruit more missionaries for the mission…
The route of the Independent Colony
Independence Rock State Historic Site
Catherine, Elizabeth, and Matilda Sager meet at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Whitman massacre in November 1897.