Mary Mercer Thompson
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Mary Mercer Thompson was the wife of American Civil War Union general Edward Otho Cresap Ord and a member of a prominent 19th-century military family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Mercer Thompson canonical | 2 |
| Mary Mercer Thompson Ord | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14840456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Mercer Thompson Context triple: [Edward Otho Cresap Ord, spouse, Mary Mercer Thompson]
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A.
Mary Tabb Bolling
Mary Tabb Bolling was a 19th-century American woman of the Virginia gentry, best known as the wife of Confederate cavalry general and planter William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, the second son of Robert E. Lee.
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B.
Sarah Pierpont Edwards
Sarah Pierpont Edwards was an 18th-century American religious figure and diarist known for her deep piety, influential role in the First Great Awakening, and partnership in ministry with theologian Jonathan Edwards.
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C.
Mary Lea Johnson
Mary Lea Johnson was an American heiress, philanthropist, and Broadway producer, known for her work in theater and for being a member of the Johnson & Johnson family.
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D.
Martha McMillan Roberts
Martha McMillan Roberts was a Farm Security Administration photographer known for documenting American life during the Great Depression era.
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E.
Margaret Rhea Seddon
Margaret Rhea Seddon is an American physician and former NASA astronaut who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and was among the first six women selected as NASA astronauts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Mercer Thompson Target entity description: Mary Mercer Thompson was the wife of American Civil War Union general Edward Otho Cresap Ord and a member of a prominent 19th-century military family.
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A.
Mary Tabb Bolling
Mary Tabb Bolling was a 19th-century American woman of the Virginia gentry, best known as the wife of Confederate cavalry general and planter William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, the second son of Robert E. Lee.
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B.
Sarah Pierpont Edwards
Sarah Pierpont Edwards was an 18th-century American religious figure and diarist known for her deep piety, influential role in the First Great Awakening, and partnership in ministry with theologian Jonathan Edwards.
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C.
Mary Lea Johnson
Mary Lea Johnson was an American heiress, philanthropist, and Broadway producer, known for her work in theater and for being a member of the Johnson & Johnson family.
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D.
Martha McMillan Roberts
Martha McMillan Roberts was a Farm Security Administration photographer known for documenting American life during the Great Depression era.
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E.
Margaret Rhea Seddon
Margaret Rhea Seddon is an American physician and former NASA astronaut who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and was among the first six women selected as NASA astronauts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.