Laura Maria Sheldon Wright

Laura Maria Sheldon Wright (July 10, 1809  January 21, 1886) was an American missionary.

Photograph of Wright, published 1918.
Photograph of Wright, published 1918.

Laura Maria Sheldon was born on July 10, 1809, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.[1] She grew up in St. Johnsbury and in Barnet, Vermont,[2] and was educated at the Young Ladies' School.[3]

She married Asher Wright on January 21, 1833, and the two moved to Buffalo Creek Reservation on February 5, 1833, to begin their mission.[1] As a missionary, Laura wrote a school primer in Seneca and English and worked as a teacher.[1][2] She also founded an organization called the Iroquois Temperance League.[3]

She died of pneumonia on January 21, 1886, in Iroquois, New York, at the home of Nicholson Henry Parker (1819–1892), a Seneca interpreter.[1][4][2]

References

  1. Fenton, William N. (1971). "Wright, Laura Maria Sheldon". In James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (eds.). Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press. pp. 680–681. ISBN 978-1-84972-271-1. OCLC 221275644.
  2. Webster's Dictionary of American Women. Smithmark. 1996. ISBN 0-7651-9793-6. OCLC 36280109.
  3. Hirschfelder, Arlene B.; Molin, Paulette Fairbanks (2000). Encyclopedia of Native American Religions: An Introduction. Facts on File. p. 339. ISBN 0-8160-3949-6. OCLC 40848662.
  4. Porter, Joy (2001). To Be Indian: The Life of Iroquois-Seneca Arthur Caswell Parker. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-8061-3317-1.
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