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Elizabeth Zane McLaughlin Clark (July 19, 1765 – August 23, 1823) was a woman involved in the American Revolutionary War on the American frontier. She was the daughter of William Andrew Zane and Nancy Ann (née Nolan) Zane, and the sister of Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Isaac Zane and Andrew Zane.
Martin's Ferry has hosted an annual Betty Zane Days festival since at least 1994. [11] A subdivision, community center and road northwest of Wheeling, West Virginia is also named after her. Betty Zane's great-grandnephew, the prolific American author Zane Grey, wrote his first novel about her, titled Betty Zane.
Upon successfully reaching the Zane homestead, she gathered a tablecloth and filled it with gunpowder. During her return, she was fired upon but was uninjured. It is believed that one bullet did, in fact, pierce her clothing. As a result of Zane's heroism, Fort Henry remained in American control. [2] Numerous other skirmishes took place nearby.
Their sister Betty Zane (1759–1823), was a heroine of the Revolutionary War. Then Zane family is originally from England. Robert Zane was born in 1643 in Yarcombe, Devonshire, England. He married Margaret Hammon in November, 1664 in Dublin, Ireland. Margaret Hammon was born in 1641 in Middle, Yorkshire, England. She died around 1672–1673.
Ebenezer Zane (October 7, 1747 – November 19, 1811) was an American pioneer, soldier, politician, road builder and land speculator. Born in the Colony of Virginia (possibly near what became Moorefield , West Virginia ), Zane established a settlement near Fort Henry which became Wheeling (also in present-day West Virginia), on the Ohio River .
Pages in category "Women in the American Revolution" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. ... Betty Zane This page was last ...
As of 2024, over 900 volunteers serve at Appleseed clinics across the country. These volunteers are both marksmanship instructors and storytellers, sharing history of the opening day of the American Revolutionary War. [3] A 19th century depiction of young Elizabeth Zane's legendary feat of retrieving powder during the Revolutionary War
In 1777, Myeerah (then 19) married Isaac Zane, a member of the prominent Zane family. The union of Myeerah and Zane was as much a political alliance as it was a marital one. [ 6 ] Their marriage helped to solidify the Wyandot tribe's alliance with the British during the American Revolution, and Zane served as the tribe's translator and emissary ...