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Mary Travers
American folk singer (–)
For other uses, see Mary Travers (disambiguation).
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| Born | Mary Allin Travers ()November 9, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, () (aged&#;72) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouses | John Filler &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Barry Feinstein &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Gerald L. Taylor &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Ethan Robbins &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Virginia Coigney (mother) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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Mary Allin Travers (November 9, – September 16, ) was an American singer-songwriter who found fame as a member of the s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey.[2] Travers grew up amid the burgeoning folk sc
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Mary Widdicombe Travers
Mary Widdicombe Travers (c. ) was a Newfoundland entrepreneur and philanthropist[1][2] who was the landlady of the first Newfoundland House of Assembly.[3]
Life in Newfoundland
[edit]Mary was born circa , daughter of John, a planter[4] and owner of the Rose and Crown tavern,[5] and Mary Kennedy Widdicombe (or Widdicomb), of St. John's, Newfoundland. Circa , Mary married John Travers (?) also of St. John's. According to family lore, John Travers was a merchant who traded molasses and salt cod fish, and who disappeared at sea sometime prior to [6]
By , Mary was the owner of a hotel and tavern located at King’s Place, near present-day Duckworth Street, opposite the site of the National War Memorial.[1] In December of , a John Crute was advertising a sleigh and horse for rent from the stables behind "Mrs. Travers's Hotel".[7] Described as a "modest, two-storey frame building
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Mary Travers
Born
November 9, in Louisville, Kentucky
Died
September 16, in Danbury, Connecticut
Recording years (as a solo artist)
Performing years (as a solo artist)
As she was not as prolific a songwriter as her musical partners, many of the songs from her solo career were covers of other contemporary folk or soft rock artists, including many covers of John Denver.
Some highlights from her solo career include covers of John Denver's "Follow Me" and Elton John's "Indian Sunset".
History[]
Mary Travers was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to parents Robert Travers and Virginia Coigney, both journalists. When she was 2, her family moved to Greenwich by in New York City. She was known to have one brother and one sister growing up.
She dropped out of high school when she was 18 to join