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About Mary M. Luce
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Mary M. (Gardner) Luce was born in 1837 in Seneca, Ontario County, New York, United States. Her parents were Rowland Gardner, Sr and Francis Marian (Smith) Gardner.
Mary married Harvey Luce in 1851. Together they had the following children: Amanda Luce; Albert Luce.
She died on March 8, 1857 in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, United States from Spirit Lake Massacre and was buried in Gardner Family Cemetery, Arnolds Park, Dickinson County, Iowa, United States.
- Residence: Greenwood, Steuben, New York, United States - 1850
Mary was born in 1837. She was the daughter of Rowland Gardner and Francis Smith. She passed away in 1857. Her parents, husband, children, and all of her brothers and sisters were killed by Sioux Indians, with the exception of two sisters.
Fact: Residence (1850) Greenwood, Steuben, New York, United States Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch On the morning of March 8, 1857 a renegade band of Sioux Indians, called the Wahpekute, came to Spirit Lake and the Gardner cabin (Mary had married Harvey Luce, they and their two young children lived with the Gardners). At first the Wahpekute seemed friendly but then demanded food and supplies. Although Rowland Gardner tried to comply, they shot him and then proceeded to kill Francis Gardner and the rest of the family, except their youngest daughter Abbie (one sister, Eliza, was in Springfield, Minnesota, at the time). Abbie, not yet 14 years old, was taken captive. During the next few days, the renegade Sioux went from cabin to cabin around the Spirit Lake area killing settlers, 35-40 in all, and took three additional captives who were later killed. Abbie was released months later after a 0 ransom was paid, she was the sole survivor of the massacre and 30 years later wrote a book of her ordeal.
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Mary M. Luce's Timeline
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1837
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Seneca, Ontario County, New York, United States
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| 1854 |
1854
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Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, United States
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| 1856 |
1856
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Shell Rock, Butler County, Iowa, United States
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March 8, 1857
Age 20
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Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, United States
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Gardner Family Cemetery, Arnolds Park, Dickinson County, Iowa, United States
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