Mary Seacole

About Mary Seacole

Birth Day: November 23, 1805
Birth Place: Kingston, Jamaica

Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole was born on November 23, 1805 in Kingston, Jamaica. Remembered for her 1857 memoir Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands, this Jamaican-born writer and nurse assisted soldiers during the Crimean War and fought for racial tolerance by openly celebrating her multi-ethnic heritage.
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As per our current Database, Mary Seacole has been died on May 14, 1881 (age 75).

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When Mary Seacole die, Mary Seacole was 75 years old.

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Occupation Memoirist
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born November 23, 1805 (Kingston, Jamaica)
Birthday November 23
Town/City Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality Jamaica

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Mary Seacole’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. According to astrologers, Sagittarius is curious and energetic, it is one of the biggest travelers among all zodiac signs. Their open mind and philosophical view motivates them to wander around the world in search of the meaning of life. Sagittarius is extrovert, optimistic and enthusiastic, and likes changes. Sagittarius-born are able to transform their thoughts into concrete actions and they will do anything to achieve their goals.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Mary Seacole was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.

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About

Remembered for her 1857 memoir Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands, this Jamaican-born Writer and nurse assisted Soldiers during the Crimean War and fought for racial tolerance by openly celebrating her multi-ethnic heritage.

Before Fame

She first traveled from her native Jamaica in the early 1820s, living in England for a year and doing her best to combat the racial prejudice she encountered there.

Trivia

During the Crimean War, she traveled overseas and established a medical and rest facility in Crimea (modern-day Ukraine) known as the British Hotel.

Family Life

The child of a Scottish military man and a Jamaican Medicine woman, she was born Mary Jane Grant and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. In the 1830s, she married Edwin Horatio Hamilton Seacole.

Associated With

She and Florence Nightingale both nursed Soldiers wounded in the Crimean War.

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