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Mary <I>Hempstead</I> Lisa

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Mary Hempstead Lisa

Birth
New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
3 Sep 1869 (aged 86)
Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Block 126-135, Lot 269
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Married to fur trader Manuel Lisa (Lewis and Clark were among the wedding guests), Mary was the first white woman to go into the Indian country along the upper Missouri River.
Married to fur trader Manuel Lisa (Lewis and Clark were among the wedding guests), Mary was the first white woman to go into the Indian country along the upper Missouri River.

Bio by: Connie Nisinger

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Feb 27, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20609/mary-lisa: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Hempstead Lisa (25 Oct 1782–3 Sep 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20609, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.