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Also Known As	Matoaka • Amonute • Lady Rebecca
Born	c.1596 • near Jamestown Colony • Virginia
Died	March 1617 • Gravesend • England
Notable Family Members	father Powhatan

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About a dozen Powhatans went with Pocahontas and her husband to England.
The Virginia Company commissioned the only known drawing of Pocahontas that was done in person.
Pocahontas is thought to be the first Christian convert from the Powhatan tribe.

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