#1Notable
Mary Ann Angell
1803–1882Second woman married to Latter Day Saint leader Brigham Young
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Famous people · Seneca
3 famous people call Seneca their birthplace
Mary Ann Angell leads the list, covered in 2 languages. Close behind are Adam Beattie and Mary Jewett Telford. The nearest list is next door in Geneva: 37 names, starting with Travie McCoy. From Mary Ann Angell to Mary Jewett Telford, the births on the list run from 1803 to 1839.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Mary Ann Angell
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Mary Ann Angell
Youngest
1839
Mary Jewett Telford
The best known
Born in Seneca
First, Mary Ann Angell (2 languages), then Adam Beattie (1) and Mary Jewett Telford (1).
#1#2Politics & Law
Adam Beattie
1833–1893Captain of the New York 26th Independent Battery, Light Artillery Barnes’ Rifle Battery during the American Civil War
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#3Science & Medicine
Mary Jewett Telford
1839–1906Civil War nurse, author and lecturer, charter member of Woman's Relief Corps
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seneca and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Mary Ann Angell: artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Beattie: Miglia (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jewett Telford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travie McCoy: MPerdomo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Berdan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Demas Barnes: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edyth Walker: Josef Székely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi W. Barden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons