Kathy Pinna
Matthew Henson | Peary Expedition
Matthew Alexander Henson was a member of Robert Peary's expedition to the geographic North Pole in 1909. But that wasn't the only expedition he went on - he explored the world not only with Peary (many times) but also on his own. He was orphaned at a young age and eventually, at age 12 went to sea as a cabin boy.
The captain of the ship took him under his wing and they sailed to such places as China, Japan, the Phillipines, France, Africa, and southern Russia. Matthew educated himself and became a skilled navigator.
With an Inuit woman named Akatingwah, Matthew Henson fathered his only child, a son named Anauakaq. But he married Lucy Ross in 1906.
He and his wife are buried near Peary in Arlington National Cemetery.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
The captain of the ship took him under his wing and they sailed to such places as China, Japan, the Phillipines, France, Africa, and southern Russia. Matthew educated himself and became a skilled navigator.
With an Inuit woman named Akatingwah, Matthew Henson fathered his only child, a son named Anauakaq. But he married Lucy Ross in 1906.
He and his wife are buried near Peary in Arlington National Cemetery.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
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