John Harrison Surratt Sr.
E135417
John Harrison Surratt Sr. was an American innkeeper and Confederate sympathizer whose family, including his wife Mary Surratt and son John Jr., became deeply entangled in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Harrison Surratt Sr. canonical | 6 |
| John H. Surratt | 2 |
| John H. Surratt, Sr. | 2 |
| John Surratt | 2 |
| John Surratt Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1126148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: John Harrison Surratt Sr. Context triple: [Mary Surratt, spouse, John Harrison Surratt Sr.]
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Mary Surratt
Mary Surratt was an American boardinghouse owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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B.
Mary Ann Holmes Booth
Mary Ann Holmes Booth was the wife of prominent 19th-century American actor Junius Brutus Booth and the mother of several actor sons, including presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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C.
Mary Alice Herold
Mary Alice Herold is known primarily as the sister of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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D.
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Mary Lincoln Beckwith was a granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln and a relatively private member of the Lincoln family known for her lifelong unmarried status and low public profile.
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E.
Surratt
Surratt is a surname most notably associated with Mary Surratt, who was convicted as a conspirator in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Harrison Surratt Sr. Target entity description: John Harrison Surratt Sr. was an American innkeeper and Confederate sympathizer whose family, including his wife Mary Surratt and son John Jr., became deeply entangled in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Mary Surratt
Mary Surratt was an American boardinghouse owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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B.
Mary Ann Holmes Booth
Mary Ann Holmes Booth was the wife of prominent 19th-century American actor Junius Brutus Booth and the mother of several actor sons, including presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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C.
Mary Alice Herold
Mary Alice Herold is known primarily as the sister of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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D.
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Mary Lincoln Beckwith was a granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln and a relatively private member of the Lincoln family known for her lifelong unmarried status and low public profile.
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E.
Surratt
Surratt is a surname most notably associated with Mary Surratt, who was convicted as a conspirator in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
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American innkeeper ⓘ human ⓘ tavern ⓘ |
| child |
Anna Surratt
ⓘ
John H. Surratt ⓘ
surface form:
John Surratt Jr.
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | background of the Lincoln assassination conspiracy ⓘ |
| location |
Surrattsville
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surface form:
Surrattsville, Maryland
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| notableEvent |
Lincoln assassination conspirators
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surface form:
Lincoln assassination conspiracy
Lincoln assassination conspirators ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln assassination conspiracy
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| notableFamilyMember |
Anna Surratt
ⓘ
John H. Surratt ⓘ
surface form:
John Surratt Jr.
Mary Surratt ⓘ |
| notableProperty | Surratt Tavern ⓘ |
| notableWork | operation of Surratt Tavern ⓘ |
| occupation | innkeeper ⓘ |
| ownedBy | John Harrison Surratt Sr. self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| parent |
John Harrison Surratt Sr.
self-linksurface differs
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John Harrison Surratt Sr. self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Surratt
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surface form:
Surratt family
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| politicalAlignment | Confederate sympathizer ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Prince George’s County, Maryland
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surface form:
Prince George's County, Maryland
Surrattsville ⓘ
surface form:
Surrattsville, Maryland
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse |
John Harrison Surratt Sr.
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Mary Surratt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: John Harrison Surratt Sr. Description of subject: John Harrison Surratt Sr. was an American innkeeper and Confederate sympathizer whose family, including his wife Mary Surratt and son John Jr., became deeply entangled in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.