Rebecca Prescott
E191310
Rebecca Prescott was the second wife of American Founding Father Roger Sherman and the mother of several of his children, connected to early U.S. political history through her marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Prescott canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T628781 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rebecca Prescott Context triple: [Roger Sherman, spouse, Rebecca Prescott]
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A.
Mary Carr
Mary Carr was an American character actress of the silent and early sound film era, often cast as kindly maternal figures.
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B.
Julia Graves
Julia Graves was the wife of American lawyer and steel industry magnate Elbert H. Gary, the founding chairman of U.S. Steel.
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C.
Emily Carmichael
Emily Carmichael is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her work on genre films such as Pacific Rim: Uprising and for her distinctive, imaginative storytelling style.
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D.
Anna Davenport Raines
Anna Davenport Raines was a prominent Southern civic leader and memorialist best known as a co-founder of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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E.
Amy Catherine Robbins
Amy Catherine Robbins was the long-time partner and later wife of English writer H. G. Wells, known for her supportive role in his personal and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rebecca Prescott Target entity description: Rebecca Prescott was the second wife of American Founding Father Roger Sherman and the mother of several of his children, connected to early U.S. political history through her marriage.
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A.
Mary Carr
Mary Carr was an American character actress of the silent and early sound film era, often cast as kindly maternal figures.
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B.
Julia Graves
Julia Graves was the wife of American lawyer and steel industry magnate Elbert H. Gary, the founding chairman of U.S. Steel.
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C.
Emily Carmichael
Emily Carmichael is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her work on genre films such as Pacific Rim: Uprising and for her distinctive, imaginative storytelling style.
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D.
Anna Davenport Raines
Anna Davenport Raines was a prominent Southern civic leader and memorialist best known as a co-founder of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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E.
Amy Catherine Robbins
Amy Catherine Robbins was the long-time partner and later wife of English writer H. G. Wells, known for her supportive role in his personal and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century American woman
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historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Connecticut political elite
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Sherman family ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| connectedTo | early United States political history ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Prescott ⓘ |
| hasChildWith | Roger Sherman ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChildrenWithSpouse | several ⓘ |
| marriedToOccupation | Founding Father of the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mother of several of Roger Sherman’s children
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being the second wife of American Founding Father Roger Sherman ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | second wife of Roger Sherman ⓘ |
| residence | Connecticut ⓘ |
| socialRole |
mother in a politically influential family
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wife of a prominent statesman ⓘ |
| spouse |
Rebecca Prescott
self-linksurface differs
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Roger Sherman ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| spouseSignatoryOf |
Articles of Confederation
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American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rebecca Prescott Description of subject: Rebecca Prescott was the second wife of American Founding Father Roger Sherman and the mother of several of his children, connected to early U.S. political history through her marriage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Roger Sherman