Date of birth: 1818
Date of death: 1861
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Irish-born dancer, actress, adventuress.

(There's a [photo of her][1] in this book of daguerreotypes.)


[1]: http://www.archive.org/stream/daguerreotypeina00newh#page/n157/mode/2up

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