© Photographed June 12 and 13, 2016
Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsin
44.082757, -88.301216
44°04'57.9"N 88°18'04.4"W
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ELECTA QUINNEY
(Adams-Candy)
1802 - 1885)
The first public school
teacher in Wisconsin. She
began teaching in Kaukauna in
1828. Her one-room log school
was open to all and was the first
of its kind in what would
become the State of Wisconsin.
ELECTA QUINNEY
(Adams-Candy)
1802 - 1885)
The first public school
teacher in Wisconsin. She
began teaching in Kaukauna in
1828. Her one-room log school
was open to all and was the first
of its kind in what would
become the State of Wisconsin.
Electa Quinney is buried at the Stockbridge Indian Cemetery, accessible from eastbound Moore Road, just west of its intersection with Wisconsin Highway 55, Stockbridge, Wisconsin 53088.
Wisconsin Life: Electa Quinney
Born to the most prominent family in Stockbridge tribal history -- her grandfather, father and brothers were all tribal chiefs!
Wisconsin Historical Society Press: Electra Quinney: Stockbridge Teacher
Wisconsin Women Making History: Electa Quinney
Wisconsin Life: Electa Quinney
Born to the most prominent family in Stockbridge tribal history -- her grandfather, father and brothers were all tribal chiefs!
Wisconsin Historical Society Press: Electra Quinney: Stockbridge Teacher
Wisconsin Women Making History: Electa Quinney
Badger Boneyards: The Restoration of a Cemetery / Stockbridge
The origin of the "Sweet Cemetery" (9 May 2001)
Stockbridge-Munsee restore century old cemetery (11/04/2004)
See also, Arvid E. Miller Stockbridge Munsee Historical Library Museum, a related location in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
See also, "Sweet" / Stockbridge Indian Cemetery, also at this location.
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Looking southeast, with Electra Quinney's
black granite headstone visible in the distance.
The entrance to the Stockbridge Indian Cemetery;
Electra Quinney's headstone (not visible) is to the left.
Looking south from the parking lot.
The long entrance to the cemetery.
Looking west, with Moore Road and St. Mary's Cemetery visible to the right.
The entrance to the cemetery, adjacent to a farm.
1 comment:
I learned something new today. As a former elementary teacher, I know how rewarding it is to be a teacher. I bet she touched the lives of a great number of children since she lived into her eighties!
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