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Jun 19, 2019 · And Jackson, Peterson said, made sure his early biographers knew Lyncoya’s story — about how Jackson saved the little Native American boy. It was pure spin, and plenty of historians fell for...
Jackson also brought home an Indian child who was orphaned in 1813. They named him Lyncoya and raised him with Andrew Jackson Jr. He died in 1828. Andrew Jackson Jr., his wife Sarah Yorke Jackson, and their children kept Jackson company at The Hermitage in his declining years.
Mar 27, 2023 · One of the Creek children orphaned by the fighting was taken from the battlefield to Fort Strother, where he caught the eye of General Jackson. The ten-month-old boy, named Lyncoya, was the same age as Jackson’s adopted son, Andrew Jr.
Letter from Andrew Jackson to Rachel Jackson mentioning the orphan Lyncoya July 5, 1814; manuscript letter by Andrew Jackson, author The William C. Cook War of 1812 in the South Collection at The Historic New Orleans Collection, MSS 557, 2014.0493
Jun 17, 2019 · The boy's name was Lyncoya, though in a Jackson biography his name is written as Lincoyer. According to NPS, he was "found clinging to his dead mother’s breast after American forces overwhelmed the small Creek village, killing at least 186 Creek men and taking over 80 prisoners, including women and children."
Lincoya Jackson. Lincoya Jackson also spelled Lyncoya or Lincoyer (born c. 1811 - 1813 in Creek territory; died July 1, 1828 at The Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee) was the adopted son of Andrew Jackson .
Jackson adopted “Lyncoya” and sent him to be raised among his family, noting to his wife Rachel that he felt an “unusual sympathy” for the orphan. What could possibly explain this action—made by the same man who prosecuted the war that orphaned this boy in the first place?
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