Mercy Harbison, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mercy Harbison

American writer

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1770

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1837

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Mercy Harbison

  • Mary Jane Harbison (March 18, 1770 – December 9, 1837) was a young American woman living in the decades immediately following the Revolutionary War.
  • She was captured by Native Americans in May 1792.
  • Massy escaped after six days and gave a deposition, Capture and Escape of Mercy Harbison, 1792, which is an example of the American literary genre of captivity narratives.

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