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Legend of Mary Kinnan, Local Heroine (1763-1848) Recalled

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 by Grant Wagner Leave Comment

[This article appeared originally in the October 2003 issue of Inside the Brick Academy.] Autumn brings thoughts of Mary Lewis Kinnan, local heroine, who returned to Basking Ridge October 11, 1794 after three years and five months as a captive of the Shawnee Indians. In 1779 in Basking Ridge, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, at age 15,

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