Emeline Bachelder Gurney

Emeline Bachelder Gurney (1816–1897) was a woman from Fayette, Maine, who, according to legend, was shunned by her family and community for giving birth to a baby boy out of wedlock and then unwittingly marrying that boy after he became an adult. Emeline gained notoriety after death, with her life story inspiring a documentary, then a book and a play.

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