Catherine Littlefield
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Catherine Littlefield was an American Revolutionary-era plantation manager and the wife of General Nathanael Greene, noted for her role in supporting the Continental Army and later being associated with the development of the cotton gin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Catherine Littlefield canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2123631 — 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: Catherine Littlefield Context triple: [Catherine Littlefield Greene, birthName, Catherine Littlefield]
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A.
Elizabeth Cabot
Elizabeth Cabot is the namesake of the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Directorship at the Harvard Art Museums, reflecting her significant association with and support for the institution.
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B.
Annie M. Boughton
Annie M. Boughton was the wife of American politician and first U.S. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield.
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C.
Catherine Robbins Lyman
Catherine Robbins Lyman was an American woman of New England background best known as the mother of Sara Ann Delano and thus a maternal ancestor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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D.
Catherine Winslow
Catherine Winslow is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," portrayed as an intelligent and determined young woman who fights to clear her brother’s name in a public scandal.
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E.
Abigail Greene Aldrich
Abigail Greene Aldrich, later known as Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, was an American philanthropist and prominent patron of modern art who co-founded the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
- 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: Catherine Littlefield Target entity description: Catherine Littlefield was an American Revolutionary-era plantation manager and the wife of General Nathanael Greene, noted for her role in supporting the Continental Army and later being associated with the development of the cotton gin.
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A.
Elizabeth Cabot
Elizabeth Cabot is the namesake of the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Directorship at the Harvard Art Museums, reflecting her significant association with and support for the institution.
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B.
Annie M. Boughton
Annie M. Boughton was the wife of American politician and first U.S. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield.
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C.
Catherine Robbins Lyman
Catherine Robbins Lyman was an American woman of New England background best known as the mother of Sara Ann Delano and thus a maternal ancestor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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D.
Catherine Winslow
Catherine Winslow is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," portrayed as an intelligent and determined young woman who fights to clear her brother’s name in a public scandal.
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E.
Abigail Greene Aldrich
Abigail Greene Aldrich, later known as Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, was an American philanthropist and prominent patron of modern art who co-founded the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American patriot
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human ⓘ plantation manager ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Southern colonies
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post-Revolutionary Georgia plantation society ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eli Whitney
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invention of the cotton gin ⓘ |
| birthName | Catherine Littlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
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surface form:
United States (pre-independence British America)
United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Littlefield ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural enterprise management
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plantation management ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | American Revolutionary-era women’s history ⓘ |
| givenName | Catherine ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation |
Continental Army
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surface form:
Continental Army officer corps
early U.S. cotton agriculture ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary era
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Early Republic of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Early national period of the United States
|
| influenced | development of the cotton gin through support and encouragement of Eli Whitney ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the early development of the cotton gin
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managing plantations in the post-Revolutionary American South ⓘ role as wife of Continental Army General Nathanael Greene ⓘ social and logistical support to American officers during the Revolutionary War ⓘ supporting the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableRole | hostess and organizer for Continental Army officers ⓘ |
| occupation |
Revolutionary War-era political hostess
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plantation manager ⓘ planter ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Revolutionary War home-front support ⓘ |
| relative | Nathanael Greene ⓘ |
| residence |
Georgia
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Mulberry Grove plantation ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ |
| socialClass | planter elite ⓘ |
| spouse | Nathanael Greene ⓘ |
| spouseMilitaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Continental Army general ⓘ |
| supported |
American independence cause
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Continental Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catherine Littlefield Description of subject: Catherine Littlefield was an American Revolutionary-era plantation manager and the wife of General Nathanael Greene, noted for her role in supporting the Continental Army and later being associated with the development of the cotton gin.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Catherine Littlefield Greene