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How did Pocahontas die and when?

May 25, 2020 by Karen Hill

A year after sailing to London to help raise funds for the English colonists in Virginia, Pocahontas died of smallpox in 1617.

Her young son, Thomas, was raised and educated in England, later returning to Virginia to live as an adult.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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