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Mamie Moffitt's parents and the house in which Mamie was born
Mamie's mother Esther (Fields) Seals and father Harrison Seals (son of former slave, Miriam Johnson Seals, after whom Mamie Seals was named). Below is the house in which Mamie was born in 1884 |
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Two young daughters of Mamie and her husband John Thomas: (left) Natalie Thomas and (right) Dorothy Thomas (both born in NYC). Photo: December, 1911 |
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Chicken Coop Memorabilia |
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Boots Ward and The Nite Hawks |
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Mamie (right) with daughter Dorothy (left) |
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Mamie Moffitt
1950 |
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Mamie Moffitt shorty before her death in 1954 |
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Mamie Moffitt's Obituary
This document is posted with the permission of the Cape Cod Times. No part may be republished or redistributed without the written permission of Cape Cod Times. |
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Professor Richard Falco with Mrs. Miriam Estrella, the grandaughter of Mamie Moffitt |
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Hand written history by Natalie Thomas (Mamie's Daughter)
Musical and personal memoirs of Mamie Moffitt's eldest daughter Natalie Thomas written in her own hand at age 87 |
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Mamie at the start of her professional career |
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"Mamie Moffitt and Her Five Jazz Hounds" 1923
Left to right: Mamie Moffitt, Harold Black, Wallace Moffitt, John Byard, Boots Ward, Alfred Moffitt |
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Chicken Coop Restaurant
Front Facade |
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Mamie with her daughter Natalie |
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Moffitt Guest House "Popponesett in the Pines"
Mashpee, MA |
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Mamie and Wallace Moffitt
Mashpee, MA 1954 |
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Mamie Moffitt death certificate
Notice that her race was listed as "Red" meaning she was considered to be Native American. |
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Painted Portrait of Mamie Moffitt
This painted portrait of Miriam Mamie Moffitt was presented as a gift to her grandaughter, Mrs. Miriam Estrella (who was named after her grandmother). |
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Mrs. Estrella, Grandaughter of Mamie Moffitt
Mrs. Miriam Estrella, Grandaughter of Miriam "Mamie" Moffitt displays some of the wonderful Native American and traditional folk art she creates. Mrs. Estrella is an archivist for the Mashpee Historical Society. |
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