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She disappeared on January 1, 1753, and she reappeared on January 29, 1753 at her mother's house near St Mary Aldermanbury in London. | She disappeared on January 1, 1753, and she reappeared on January 29, 1753 at her mother's house near St Mary Aldermanbury in London. | ||
Obviously she was such a notorious character that she had a dance named after her | Obviously she was such a notorious character that she had a dance named after her and published by [[Peter Thompson]] in one of his [[Index_to_Thompson's_200_Series|dance collections]] | ||
Her full story is on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning Wikipedia]] | Her full story is on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning Wikipedia]] | ||
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Elizabeth Canning (September 17, 1734 - 1773) was an Englishwoman who claimed that she had been abducted and her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute. She ended up being convicted for perjury.
She was born in the City of London and began working as a maid at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Her employer at the time of her disappearance and perjury was Edward Lyon, a carpenter. While some, such as Tobias Smollett, would describe her as an "obscure damsel of low degree," she was reported to have a good character (meaning chastity) and a strong work ethic.
She disappeared on January 1, 1753, and she reappeared on January 29, 1753 at her mother's house near St Mary Aldermanbury in London.
Obviously she was such a notorious character that she had a dance named after her and published by Peter Thompson in one of his dance collections
Her full story is on Wikipedia]