Larcena Pennington Page | |
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Born | Larcena Ann Pennington January 10, 1837 |
Died | March 31, 1913 (aged 76) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | President of the Arizona Historical Society |
Known for | survived Apache attack and crawled 16 days to help |
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Children | Mary Ann Page William P. Scott Georgie Hazel Scott |
Larcena Pennington Page (January 10, 1837 – March 31, 1913), born Larcena Ann Pennington, was an American pioneer known for surviving a kidnapping by Apache as a young married woman of 23 years old in present-day Arizona. Left for dead and unable to stand, she crawled 15 miles (24 km) over the next sixteen days to reach safety.
After her kidnapping, Larcena was indirectly involved in several other incidents with Apache. Much of her family died during her life as a result of native attacks or from infectious disease on the frontier.[1][2]