Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott
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Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott was the mother of American historian William H. Prescott and a member of a prominent New England family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8944461 — 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: Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott Context triple: [William H. Prescott, parent, Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott]
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A.
Isabella Nesmith Greenhalge
Isabella Nesmith Greenhalge was the wife of Massachusetts governor Frederic T. Greenhalge and a member of a prominent 19th-century New England family.
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B.
Elizabeth Griscom
Elizabeth Griscom, better known as Betsy Ross, was an American upholsterer and seamstress traditionally credited with sewing the first flag of the United States.
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C.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison was an American journalist and spy known for her intelligence work in post–World War I Europe and the Soviet Union.
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D.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the 1999 film "Grass," which explores the history of marijuana prohibition in the United States.
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E.
Mary Lucretia Creighton
Mary Lucretia Creighton was a 19th-century philanthropist whose bequest helped found Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
- 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: Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott Target entity description: Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott was the mother of American historian William H. Prescott and a member of a prominent New England family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
Isabella Nesmith Greenhalge
Isabella Nesmith Greenhalge was the wife of Massachusetts governor Frederic T. Greenhalge and a member of a prominent 19th-century New England family.
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B.
Elizabeth Griscom
Elizabeth Griscom, better known as Betsy Ross, was an American upholsterer and seamstress traditionally credited with sewing the first flag of the United States.
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C.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison was an American journalist and spy known for her intelligence work in post–World War I Europe and the Soviet Union.
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D.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the 1999 film "Grass," which explores the history of marijuana prohibition in the United States.
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E.
Mary Lucretia Creighton
Mary Lucretia Creighton was a 19th-century philanthropist whose bequest helped found Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mother of William H. Prescott ⓘ |
| child | William H. Prescott ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Prescott ⓘ |
| givenName | Catherine ⓘ |
| memberOf | New England elite ⓘ |
| middleName |
Greene
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Hickling ⓘ |
| notableFamilyConnection |
Prescott family of New England
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linked to:
Prescott family of Massachusetts
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| residence |
Massachusetts
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New England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott Description of subject: Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott was the mother of American historian William H. Prescott and a member of a prominent New England family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.