Gabrielle was a Tuscarora woman from Anna Ooka, and second wife of Nacognaweto. She had a daughter, Berthe, from her first marriage.
Personal History[]
Gabrielle was born to a French fur trader and a Huron woman. She married a Frenchman, and they had a daughter, Berthe. Her first husband was killed in the French and Indian War. At some point she married Nacognaweto of the Tuscarora people.
Outlander series[]
Drums of Autumn[]
After the Frasers have settled on the Ridge and begun building their first homestead, Nacognaweto brings Gabrielle, Berthe, and his grandmother, Nayawenne, to welcome their new neighbors, bearing a large bundle of food as a gift.[1] Gabrielle serves as translator for Claire and Nayawenne, speaking in French.
Tragedy strikes a year later when a measles outbreak claims the lives of many of the Tuscarora and surrounding inhabitants of the mountains. A German settler, Gerhard Mueller, believes the Indians put a hex on his house and blames them for the deaths of his daughter-in-law and grandchild and, seeking vengeance, kills Nayawenne, Gabrielle, and Berthe in retribution.[2] Their people decimated by the illness, the Tuscarora that remain in Anna Ooka leave to relocate to Oglanethaka in the north.[3]
Personality[]
Physical Appearance[]
Gabrielle has mixed heritage, though her appearance is dominated by her mother's Huron ancestry.
Name[]
Gabrielle is the French feminine form of GABRIEL, which comes from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) meaning "strong man, hero" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God".[4][5]
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References[]
- ↑ Drums of Autumn, chapter 20.
- ↑ Drums of Autumn, chapter 28.
- ↑ Drums of Autumn, chapter 29.
- ↑ Behind the Name: Gabrielle. Accessed 27 July 2019.
- ↑ Behind the Name: Gabriel. Accessed 27 July 2019.