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  1. 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.

  2. Sep 25, 2017 · Alias Grace, which was originally published in 1996, is based on the true story of Grace Marks, a young Irish immigrant and servant in Upper Canada who finds herself accused of murdering her...

  3. Feb 7, 2006 · Article by Colin Boyd, Jessica Young. Published Online February 7, 2006. Last Edited February 24, 2021. Margaret Atwood ’s ninth novel, Alias Grace (1996), is a work of historical fiction that centres on the mysterious figure of Grace Marks. She was convicted in 1843 at the age of 16 for the murder of her employer, Thomas Kinnear, a wealthy ...

  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › Grace_MarksGrace Marks - Wikiwand

    Grace Marks 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. Her conviction for the murder of Kinnear was controversial and sparked much debate about whether Marks was actually instrumental in the murder or merely an unwitting accessory.

  5. Nov 13, 2017 · The actress Sarah Gadon stars as the 19th century killer Grace Marks in a new Netflix miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel. by Katherine Cusumano November 13, 2017

  6. May 18, 2022 · The historic case of Grace Marks. 18 May 2022. Dr Julia Shaw (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explores the historic case of Grace Marks, a young servant girl living in Upper Canada in 1843 accused of murdering her employer and housekeeper.

  7. Grace Marks is an Irish maid, convicted and imprisoned at the age of 16 for the 1843 murder of her employer, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery. Her trial is highly politicized ...

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