[PAR] [TLE] Mary Rowlandson [SEP] Mary Rowlandson, née White, later Mary Talcott (c. 1637January 5, 1711) was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed.  In 1682, six years after her ordeal, "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" was published.  This text is considered a seminal American work in the literary genre of captivity narratives.  It went through four printings in 1682 and garnered readership both in the New England colonies and in England, leading it to be considered by some the first American "bestseller". [PAR] [TLE] Princeton, Massachusetts [SEP] Princeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.  It is bordered on the east by Sterling and Leominster, on the north by Westminster, on the northwest by Hubbardston, on the southwest by Rutland, and on the southeast by Holden.  The preeminent landmark within Princeton is Mount Wachusett, which straddles the line between Princeton and Westminster but the entrance to which is within Princeton.  According to tradition, in 1675, Mary Rowlandson was ransomed upon Redemption Rock, now within the town of Princeton, by King Philip.  The population was 3,413 at the 2010 census.
[PAR] [TLE] Mary Rowlandson [ SEP ] Mary Rowlandson , née White , later Mary Talcott ( c. 1637January 5 , 1711 ) was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans during King Philip 's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed . In 1682 , six years after her ordeal , " The Sovereignty and Goodness of God : Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson " was published . This text is considered a seminal American work in the literary genre of captivity narratives . It went through four printings in 1682 and garnered readership both in the New England colonies and in England , leading it to be considered by some the first American " bestseller " . [PAR] [TLE] Princeton , Massachusetts [ SEP ] Princeton is a town in Worcester County , Massachusetts , United States . It is bordered on the east by Sterling and Leominster , on the north by Westminster , on the northwest by Hubbardston , on the southwest by Rutland , and on the southeast by Holden . The preeminent landmark within Princeton is Mount Wachusett , which straddles the line between Princeton and Westminster but the entrance to which is within Princeton . According to tradition , in 1675 , Mary Rowlandson was ransomed upon Redemption Rock , now within the town of Princeton , by King Philip . The population was 3,413 at the 2010 census .
What colonial woman was ransomed at the rock which is now within Princeton, MA?
What colonial woman was ransomed at the rock which is now within Princeton , MA ?
Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson