Catherine Littlefield Greene

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American Revolutionary War–era figure American socialite human plantation manager

Catherine Littlefield Greene was an American Revolutionary-era figure and plantation manager best known as the wife and close confidante of General Nathanael Greene and for her later association with Eli Whitney and the development of the cotton gin.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Catharine Littlefield Greene	2
Catherine Littlefield Greene canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347210 — 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 Greene
Context triple: [Nathanael Greene, spouse, Catherine Littlefield Greene]

A. Sarah Franklin Bache
Sarah Franklin Bache was an American patriot and philanthropist who organized relief efforts and supported the Revolutionary War cause, and was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin.
B. Sara Ann Delano
Sara Ann Delano was an American socialite and the mother of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
C. Henry Middleton
Henry Middleton was an American planter and political leader from South Carolina who briefly served as a leading figure in the early stages of the American Revolution.
D. Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
E. Martha Washington
Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States, a wealthy widow who managed large estates and played a key role as a social and political hostess during George Washington’s leadership.
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 Greene
Target entity description: Catherine Littlefield Greene was an American Revolutionary-era figure and plantation manager best known as the wife and close confidante of General Nathanael Greene and for her later association with Eli Whitney and the development of the cotton gin.

A. Sarah Franklin Bache
Sarah Franklin Bache was an American patriot and philanthropist who organized relief efforts and supported the Revolutionary War cause, and was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin.
B. Sara Ann Delano
Sara Ann Delano was an American socialite and the mother of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
C. Henry Middleton
Henry Middleton was an American planter and political leader from South Carolina who briefly served as a leading figure in the early stages of the American Revolution.
D. Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
E. Martha Washington
Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States, a wealthy widow who managed large estates and played a key role as a social and political hostess during George Washington’s leadership.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War–era figure ⓘ American socialite ⓘ human ⓘ plantation manager ⓘ
associatedWith	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Eli Whitney ⓘ cotton gin ⓘ
birthName	Catherine Littlefield ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
employer	Mulberry Grove plantation ⓘ
ethnicGroup	European American ⓘ
familyName	Greene ⓘ
givenName	Catherine ⓘ
influenced	development of early cotton processing technology ⓘ
knownFor	hospitality to Continental Army officers ⓘ managing family affairs during Nathanael Greene’s military service ⓘ supporting innovation at Mulberry Grove plantation ⓘ
managed	Mulberry Grove plantation ⓘ
maritalStatus	widow of Nathanael Greene ⓘ
name	Catherine Littlefield Greene self-link ⓘ
notableEvent	hosted officers and political figures during the American Revolution ⓘ provided encouragement and support to Eli Whitney during his cotton gin experiments ⓘ
notableFor	association with Eli Whitney ⓘ being wife of General Nathanael Greene ⓘ supporting development of the cotton gin ⓘ
notableRole	close confidante of General Nathanael Greene ⓘ hostess in Revolutionary-era military and political circles ⓘ
occupation	homemaker ⓘ plantation manager ⓘ
participatedIn	social and logistical support for Continental Army leadership ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Georgia ⓘ
relative	Eli Whitney ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ
residence	Georgia ⓘ Mulberry Grove plantation ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ Savannah metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Savannah, Georgia area
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
spouse	Nathanael Greene ⓘ
timePeriod	American Revolutionary era ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nathanael Greene → spouse → Catherine Littlefield Greene ⓘ

Mulberry Grove Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia → ownedBy → Catherine Littlefield Greene ⓘ

subject surface form: Mulberry Grove Plantation

this entity surface form: Catharine Littlefield Greene

Mulberry Grove Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia → associatedWithPerson → Catherine Littlefield Greene ⓘ