Dorcas Honorable

Dorcas Honorable
Dorcas Honorable
Born
Dorcas Esop

c. 1770
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Died1855 (aged 84–85)
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
CitizenshipWampanoag
Known forNantucket's last Native American

Dorcas Esop Honorable (c. 1770 – 1855) was - controversially - said to be Nantucket Island's last Nantucket Wampanoag inhabitant. She was of Wampanoag origin, and was raised speaking the Massachusett language (which is currently the subject of a language revival movement).

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