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Marcus Whitman

American physician and missionary
Marcus Whitman was an American physician and missionary. He is most well-known for leading settlers across the Oregon Trail, unsuccessfully attempting to Christianize the Cayuse Indians, and being killed by the Cayuse Indians in the Whitman... Wikipedia
Born: September 4, 1802, Rushville, NY
Died: November 29, 1847 (age 45 years), Whitman Mission National Historic Site, WA
Spouse: Narcissa Whitman (m. 1836)
Church: Presbyterian
Title: Missionary