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John Ridge

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Gender Male
Death185 years ago
Born Calhoun
Georgia
United States
NationalityAmerican
Assassinated Indian Territory
Parents Major Ridge
Other nameSkah-tle-loh-skee (Yellow Bird)
Children John Rollin Ridge
Susan Catherine Washbourne
DiedIndian Territory
SpousSarah Bird Northup
Date of birth January 1,1802
Date of died June 22,1839
Education Foreign Mission School
Grandchildren Mabel Washbourne Anderson
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John Ridge Life story


John Ridge, born Skah-tle-loh-skee, was from a prominent family of the Cherokee Nation, then located in present-day Georgia. He went to Cornwall, Connecticut, to study at the Foreign Mission School. He met Sarah Bird Northup, of a New England Yankee family, and they married in 1824.

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