Cynthia Ann Parker

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Cynthia Ann Parker, Naduah, Narua, or Preloch (Comanche: Na'ura, IPA: [naʔura], lit. 'Was found'; October 28, 1827 – March 1871), was an American woman who was kidnapped around age nine by a Comanche band during the Fort Parker massacre in 1836, where several of her relatives were killed. She was taken with several of her family members, including her younger brother John Richard Parker. Parker was taken into the tribe, eventually having three children with a chief. Twenty-four years later she was relocated and taken captive by Texas Rangers, aged approximately 33, and unwillingly forced to separate from her husband and her sons and conform to European-American society. Her Comanche name means "was found" or "someone found". Thoroughly assimilated as Comanche, Parker had married Peta Nocona, a chief. They had three children together, including son Quanah Parker, who became the last free Comanche chief. Parker was captured by the Texas Rangers on December 19, 1860, during the Battle of Pease...

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