Tempe wick biography
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Tempe wick biography
Temperance Wick
American patriot
Temperance Wick (October 30, 1758 – April 26, 1822), also known as Tempe Wick and Tempe, was an American Revolutionary War heroine and the subject of many early American legends.
She is traditionally regarded as an example of female patriotism in the early Republic, though many scholars and historians dispute the historical accuracy of the stories and traditions surrounding her life.
Early life
Tempe Wick was born at Jockey Hollow in Morris County, New Jersey, the youngest of Henry Wick's five children [citation needed].
She was likely named after her paternal grandmother Temperance Barnes. The Wick family were one of the first and oldest English families in America. Her father, Henry Wick, was a grandson of the Pilgrim Father John Wick, and was the wealthiest and largest landowner in that part of New Jersey.[1] Very little is known of her early life, but at the age of 21 she and her brother Henry Wick, Jr.
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