Mary Goose

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Mary Goose is a historical figure buried in Boston’s Granary Burying Ground, sometimes associated in legend with the origins of the “Mother Goose” nursery rhymes.


Statements (20)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
associatedWith Mother Goose
Mother Goose nursery rhymes
burialPlace Boston
Granary Burying Ground
Massachusetts
United States
burialSiteType historic cemetery
cityOfBurial Boston
country United States
evidenceForAssociationWithMotherGoose legendary and not firmly documented
existenceStatus historical person, not fictional character
hasLegend sometimes associated with the origins of the Mother Goose nursery rhymes
sometimes identified as the original Mother Goose
locatedInGraveyard Granary Burying Ground
name Mary Goose
notableFor being a historical person linked in legend to Mother Goose
grave in Boston’s Granary Burying Ground
placeOfActivity Boston
stateOfBurial Massachusetts

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground ("Mary Goose (often associated with Mother Goose legend)")
burialPlaceOf
Mary Goose ("Mother Goose")
associatedWith
Mary Goose
name

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