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Grace Marks (c. 1828 – after c. 1873) was an Irish - Canadian maid who was involved in the 1843 murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery, in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Aug 8, 2018 · Did 16-year-old Grace Marks of Alias Grace fame actually help murder her employer and his lover — or was she unfairly locked away?
Jan 25, 2021 · Grace Marks, historical figure (born ca. 1828 in Ulster, Ireland [now Northern Ireland]; date and place of death unknown). Grace Marks was an Irish Canadian maid. She was convicted, along with James McDermott, of the murder of their employer Thomas Kinnear, who was killed along with his housekeeper and mistress Nancy Montgomery in 1843.
Nov 3, 2017 · While the story of Grace Marks is true, the story of Simon Jordan is completely fabricated — he's a character that original author Margaret Atwood invented for the novel. Alias Grace...
- Jack O'keeffe
Conspicuously absent from his house in the wake of the murders were his two domestic servants: 20-year-old James McDermott and 16-year-old Grace Marks. Both were Irish immigrants who had...
Nov 20, 2022 · While James McDermott seemed to provide an open-and-shut case and confirmation of his guilt, Grace Marks, a delicate maiden with a difficult past, proved a bit more complicated. Though she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, Marks’ involvement in the crime has been the object of much speculation as historians have continuously ...
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Grace Marks was a Canadian maid who in 1843, when only 16, was convicted with fellow servant James McDermott of murdering their master, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper-lover Nancy Montgomery. Kinnear had been shot in the left side of his chest.
