This is a portrait of Phoebe Pidgeon, one of the first Quaker settlers of Salem, Iowa. Isaac (1793-1876) and Phoebe (Kester) Pidgeon (1799-1872) and children left their native North Carolina about 1831 to get away from slavery and find better farm land. The family was Quaker. Initially settling in Illinois, Isaac traveled to Iowa (then Wisconsin Territory) in the spring of 1835 and located a claim. He built a cabin along Little Cedar Creek about a mile south of the future site of Salem. In 1836 Phoebe and seven children joined him. Isaac assisted Aaron Street Sr. (1778-1848) and his son-in-law Peter Boyer in laying out the town of Salem. Isaac and Phoebe had eleven children and lived on their farm for the rest of their lives. Content can be used with the following standards: 3rd grade SS 3.28 Cultural Contributions and 1st grade SS 1.23 Cultural Makeup in a lesson on Quakers in Iowa. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.004.009 [Portrait]
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