Mary Ingersoll
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Mary Ingersoll was the wife of American mathematician and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch, known primarily through her association with his life and work in early 19th-century New England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Ingersoll canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235596 — 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.
Target entity: Mary Ingersoll Context triple: [Nathaniel Bowditch, spouse, Mary Ingersoll]
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Esther Stoddard Edwards
Esther Stoddard Edwards was the daughter of prominent American theologian Jonathan Edwards and a member of the influential Edwards-Stoddard New England clerical family.
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Mary Ann Holmes
Mary Ann Holmes was the mother of renowned 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth and the wife of Shakespearean tragedian Junius Brutus Booth.
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Margaret Kemble Gage
Margaret Kemble Gage was an American-born socialite of the colonial era, best known as the wife of British General Thomas Gage and for later speculation that she may have secretly warned American patriots of British military plans before the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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Elizabeth C. Ware
Elizabeth C. Ware was a benefactor whose financial support helped make possible the creation or acquisition of the renowned Blaschka Glass Models of Plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mary Ingersoll Target entity description: Mary Ingersoll was the wife of American mathematician and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch, known primarily through her association with his life and work in early 19th-century New England.
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A.
Esther Stoddard Edwards
Esther Stoddard Edwards was the daughter of prominent American theologian Jonathan Edwards and a member of the influential Edwards-Stoddard New England clerical family.
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B.
Mary Ann Holmes
Mary Ann Holmes was the mother of renowned 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth and the wife of Shakespearean tragedian Junius Brutus Booth.
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C.
Margaret Kemble Gage
Margaret Kemble Gage was an American-born socialite of the colonial era, best known as the wife of British General Thomas Gage and for later speculation that she may have secretly warned American patriots of British military plans before the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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E.
Elizabeth C. Ware
Elizabeth C. Ware was a benefactor whose financial support helped make possible the creation or acquisition of the renowned Blaschka Glass Models of Plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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human ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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navigation ⓘ |
| name | Mary Ingersoll self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the life and work of Nathaniel Bowditch
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contributions to navigation and mathematics in early 19th-century New England ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | New England ⓘ |
| relative | Nathaniel Bowditch ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Ingersoll
self-linksurface differs
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Nathaniel Bowditch ⓘ |
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Subject: Mary Ingersoll Description of subject: Mary Ingersoll was the wife of American mathematician and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch, known primarily through her association with his life and work in early 19th-century New England.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.