Molly Ockett

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Molly Ockett was a well-known Abenaki healer and folk figure from the 18th–19th century New England region, remembered for her medical skills, generosity, and close relationships with local settlers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abenaki
folk figure
healer
person
alsoKnownAs Mollocket
Mollyockett
surface form: Molly Ocket

Mollyockett
associatedWith Bethel, Maine NERFINISHED
Lovell, Maine NERFINISHED
Paris, Maine
Poland, Maine
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Abenaki
surface form: Abenaki culture

Wabanaki culture
ethnicity Abenaki
Wabanaki peoples
surface form: Wabanaki
fieldOfWork folk healing
traditional medicine
gender female
hasLegacy MollyOckett Day Festival
surface form: Molly Ockett Day Festival

Molly Ockett Middle School
place names in Maine
influenced local settler communities in New England
influencedBy Abenaki healing traditions
knownFor close relationships with local settlers
folk tales in New England
generosity
medical skills
languageUsed Western Abenaki language
surface form: Abenaki language

English
notableFor helping both Native and European settlers
traditional Indigenous medicine
occupation healer
herbalist
midwife
partOf history of Indigenous peoples in New England
local folklore of Maine
placeOfActivity Androscoggin River watershed
surface form: Androscoggin River valley

western Maine
region Maine
New England
New Hampshire
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
rememberedAs kind and generous healer
respected elder
timePeriod 18th century
19th century

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MollyOckett Day Festival honors Molly Ockett