Pocahontas biography facts for kids
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Pocahontas facts for kids
This page is about the Powhatan child.
Pocahontas biography facts for kids
For the Disney film, see Pocahontas (1995 film). For the Disney character, see Pocahontas (character).
Quick facts for kids Pocahontas | |
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Portrait engraving by Simon de Passe, 1616 | |
| Born | Matoaka, later known as Amonute c. 1596 Werowocomoco, present-day Gloucester County, Virginia |
| Died | March 1617 (aged 20–21) Gravesend, Kent, Kingdom of England |
| Resting place | St George's Church, Gravesend |
| Known for | Association with Jamestown colony, saving the life of John Smith, and as a Powhatan convert to Christianity |
| Title | Princess Matoaka |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Thomas Rolfe |
| Parent(s) | Wahunsenacawh/Chief Powhatan (father) |
Pocahontas (born around 1595 - buried on 21 March 1617) was an American Indian.
She maintained relations between the Indians of Virginia and the colonists who built a fort and settlement on the James River called Jamestown in 1607. Legend says she saved J