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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Mart (Mary?)ha Canary
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Bio 2005
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Item Description:
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Canary, Martha - Biographical information for Mrs. Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Burke Canary; "Calamity Jane Jun. 23, 1898" by Russel, Klondike Nugget, 1935; "Old Timer Says 'Calamity Jane' ONce was a Lady", Newcastle Newsletter, Mar. 9, 1938; "Calamity Jane in a Poor House", Cheyenne Daily Leader, Feb. 26, 1901; "Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane, by Herself", no published source, n.d.; "Calamity Jane", "Progressive Men of Wyoming" by Ichabod Barrett. 1903; "Calamity Jane", no published source, n.d.; Tobe Borner Writes of his Aunty "Calamity Jane", letter, n.d.; "Calamity Jane and Other Lady Wildcats", no published source, n.d.; "Calamity Jane", "History of Natrona Co." by Mokler; "Life and Adventure of Calamity Jane, by Herself"
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Creator:
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Mrs. Hallie S. Croco
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Location:
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Douglas (Wyo.)
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Date:
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1939 January 25
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
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born: May 1, 1852, at Princeton (Mercer Co., Mo.)
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Notes:
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buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery (Memorial ID: 166) at Deadwood (S. D.)
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relocated to Salt Lake City (Utah, summer, 1866 - 1867)
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Notes:
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of Deadwood and Leadville (S. D.) fame - Wells Fargo detective
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arrived Fort Bridger (Wyo. Terr., May 1, 1868) - moved via railroad to Piedmont (Wyo.)
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scout for General Custer at Fort Russell (Wyo. - 1870) - left for Arizona for Indian campaign
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began wearing soldier's uniform - Arizona (winter, 1871)
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returned to Fort Sanders (Wyo. till spring, 1872)
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ordered to the Mussel Shell or Nursey Pursey Indian outbreak till 1873
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Notes:
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stationed on Goose Creek (now Sheridan, Wyo.) - Captain Egan christened her "Calamity Jane"
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Notes:
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ordered to Fort Custer (arrived spring, 1874) - Fort Russel, now Cheyenne (Laramie Co. - fall, 1874 - sprimg 1875)
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went ot California (1883) - reached Ogden (Utah - late 1883) - to Texas (fall 1883)
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Black Hills to protect miners till fall 1875 - wintered at Fort Laramie
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sent with Gen. Custer to join genersl Miles and Terry at Big Horn River (spring 1876)
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met William "Wild Bill" Hitchcock - left for Deadwood (S. D. - arrived Jun., 1876)
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pony express rider between Deadwood and Custer (S. D.)
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went tto Bear Buttes with 7th Cavalry - moved to Rapid City - propspected (1 yr.)
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bought ranch on the Yellowstone (Wyo. - 1882) - raised stock and cattle
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returned to Deadwood (Oct. 9, 1895) - 1st public engagement: Palace Museum at Minneapolis (Minn. - Jan. 20, 1896) - celebrity under Kohl & Middleton's management
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family moved to Virginia City (Mont. - 1865)
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Notes:
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Burk [or Buck], Clinton (1st husband, born: ? - married: Aug., 1885, at El Paso, Tex. - died: 1895)
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Notes:
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no children?
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Notes:
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Hickok, James Butler "Wild Bill" (2nd? husband, born: May 27, 1837, at Troy Grove, Ill. - married: per Calamity Jane's claim - died: Aug. 2, 1876 (age: 39) - buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery at Deadwood (S. D.)
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Notes:
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became mother to girl, Jean H., (Oct. 28, 1887) - to Boulder (Colo.) - managed hotel till (1893)
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Notes:
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died: Aug. 1, 1903 (age: 51) at Terry (Lawrence Co., S. D.)
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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