Tabitha Moffatt Brown | |
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| Born | May 1, 1780 Brimfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1858 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | educator |
| Spouse | Reverend Clark Brown |
Tabitha Moffatt Brown (May 1, 1780 – May 4, 1858) was an American pioneer colonist who traveled the Oregon Trail to the Oregon Country. There she assisted in the founding of Tualatin Academy, which would grow to become Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.[1] Brown was honored in 1987 by the Oregon Legislature as the "Mother of Oregon."[2]
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- ^ "Oregon Legislature Kids Page Facts". Oregon Legislature Kids. State of Oregon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2006.