Teraura
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| Date of birth | January 1,1775 |
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| Born | Mo'orea |
| Moorea-Maiao | |
| French Polynesia | |
| Died | Pitcairn Island |
| Pitcairn Islands | |
| July 1850 | |
| Pitcairn Island | |
| Pitcairn Islands | |
| Children | Thursday October Christian II |
| Peggy Christian | |
| Spouse | Thursday October Christian I |
| Ned Young | |
| Grandchildren | Moses Young |
| Agnes Christian | |
| Edward Quintal | |
| Other name | Susan Young; Susannah Young |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 4003820 |
Teraura Life story
Teraura, also Susan or Susannah Young, was a Tahitian woman who settled on Pitcairn Island with the Bounty Mutineers. She took part in Ned Young's plot to murder male Polynesians who had travelled on HMS Bounty and killed Tetahiti. A tapa maker, examples of her craft are found in the British Museum and at Kew Gardens.
