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Marcus Whitmans birth
Marcus's parents were Beza and Alice Whitman in Federal Hollow, New York Addis, Cameron. "Whitman Massacre." Whitman Massacre. Oregon Encyclopedia, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2015. http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/whitman_massacre/#.VTUcXyHBzGd. -
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The Life of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
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Narcissa Whitmans Birth
Narcissa Whitman was born into a very religious presbyterian family. "Marcus and Narcissa Whitman." Whitman College. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. https://www.whitman.edu/alumni/be-connected/whitman-traditions/marcus-and-narcissa-whitman. -
Marcus Whitman practices medicine
Marcus Whitman started to practice medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. <http%253A%252F%252Fwww.nps.gov%252Fwhmi%252Findex.htm>.
United States. National Park Service. "Biography of Marcus Whitman." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 17 Apr. 2015. Web. 20 Apr. 2015. http://www.nps.gov/whmi/learn/historyculture/marcus-biography.htm. -
Headed West
The whitmans started their journey west in 1835, but got to the Walla Walla river on this date. This is where the mission is. Wyman, Kim. "Territorial Timeline." Whitman Massacre - The First Major Conflict between Northwest Indians and Whites. Secretary of the State, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2015. https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/timeline/detail.aspx?id=195. -
Blindness set in
Narcissa whitman began to lose her eyesight. "The West." PBS. PBS, 2001. Web. 22 Apr. 2015. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/whitman.htm. -
Whitman Massacre
The Measles Outbrake caused stress between the Whitmans and the indians. The indians believed that the blasnkets that were given to them were disease ridden and that the Whitmans were killing them off on purpose, because more white men survived than indians. The indians took it into their own hands and they killed fourteen whites, including the Whitmans, and burnt down the mission buildings.