Te Aitu-o-te-rangi Jury

Te Aitu-o-te-rangi Jury (c. 1820–1854) was a New Zealand tribal founding mother, landowner and farmer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Kahungunu iwi. Her parents were Te Whatahoronui and his first wife, Aromea,[1] who was the sister of Nuku-pewapewa.[2] She married an Englishman, John Milsome Jury. Her eldest child was Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Parsons, M. J. "Te Aitu-o-te-rangi Jury". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  2. ↑ Thornton, Agathe (2004). The Birth of the Universe. Reed. p. 10.


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