Biography of polly cooper

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Polly Cooper was an Oneida woman from the New York colony who took part in an expedition to aid the starving Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. She was among 47 Oneida and Seneca people who carried bushels of corn miles ( km) to Valley Forge from late April into May She See more.


biography of polly cooper

What did polly cooper do in the revolutionary war

Polly is released by Edgar with a bomb strapped to her chest and sent to Betty and Charles.

Polly cooper valley forge

Cooper has long been held up as an example of the courage, generosity and indomitable spirit of the Oneidas.


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Polly Cooper is just one of our ancestors that we remember fondly when recounting her efforts as a cook during the Revolutionary War. The winter of was especially brutal, and Gen. George Washington’s army was in dire straits while hunkering down in Valley Forge.