Charlotte Moffett Cartwright

Charlotte Moffett Cartwright (21 December 1842– 20 July 1915),[1] born Charlotte Ann Terwilliger, was an Oregon pioneer at age 3, in the year 1845. Her father, James Terwilliger, brought the family to Oregon in that year, as part of the ill-fated Meek Cutoff party. Her mother died shortly after reaching The Dalles.[2]

She was married twice, and was known for her role in women's suffrage movement, with the Oregon Pioneer Association, and as "Mother Moffett" as a caretaker of orphans.[3]

References

  1. ↑ https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personprofile.do?recordNumber=19191
  2. ↑ Gaston, Joseph (1911). Portland, Oregon: Its History and Builders. 2. pp. 508–509.
  3. ↑ Mary Osborne Douthit (17 January 2016). Western Women (Abridged, Annotated). BIG BYTE BOOKS. p. 51. GGKEY:ES4RN2KNQHE.
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