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Lyncoya Jackson, born in 1812, also known as Lincoyer, was a Creek Indian child adopted and raised by U.S. President Andrew Jackson and his wife, Rachel Jackson. Born to Creek ( Muscogee / Red Stick ) parents, he was orphaned during the Creek War after the Battle of Tallushatchee .
Significance: Adopted child of Andrew Jackson. Date of Birth: c. 1813. Date of Death: 1828. Lyncoya, a Creek Indian orphan, was raised at the Hermitage, the household of Andrew and Rachel Jackson.
26 de ene. de 2023 · On November 3rd 1813, 1,000 cavalry from the Tennessee militia attacked a village called Tallushatchee, on the orders of future U.S. President Andrew Jackson. The village was Muscogee (sometimes called Creek, as noted by The Muscogee Nation.) By the end of the day, approximately 200 Muscogee people had been killed.
29 de abr. de 2016 · In bringing Lyncoya into his family, Jackson joined other Southern slaveholders, Indian agents, and Northern Quakers in a short-lived, but politically potent, tradition of assimilative adoption.
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16 de jun. de 2019 · Though Jackson referred to Lyncoya as his son, the adoption doesn't qualify him for a Father's Day card, some historians say.
17 de jun. de 2019 · “I send on a little Indian boy,” Jackson wrote as a general after U.S. forces attacked a Creek village in what is known as the Battle of Tallushatchee, The Washington Post reported. The boy's name was Lyncoya, though in a Jackson biography his name is written as Lincoyer.
7 de abr. de 2023 · While Lyncoya’s life largely remains shrouded in mystery, his legacy is even more confounding. What were President Jackson’s motives in adopting him? Did he consider Lyncoya to be a true son, or simply a mode of entertainment for his children?
