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Mary Ingles, reputedly the first white woman in Kentucky, was captured with her two sons by Shawnees in July 1755 at the site of Roanoke, Virginia. She was led to a village at the mouth of the Scioto River, separated from her sons, and taken to Big Bone Lick, where she was compelled to make salt. Adopted by a chief and given few liberties, she escaped in late fall with another woman. After 40 days, she reached home. She died in 1813 at age 83 and was remembered as a courageous, resourceful pioneer.
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