1822-1861Sophia+Thomas+Mason

Links http://www.biographi.ca/EN/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=4741 http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/mason_st.shtml

__Background__ - father- Chief Factor Thomas mother- Sarah (Cree) (makes her Metis) - married Methodist missionary, Reverend William Mason, around 1843 - had 9 children - learned cree from her mother - 1843, went to an area near Lake Winnipeg - stayed there for about 11 years - 1854, husband left Methodist church and joined the Church of England - they went back to England - translated the bible into Cree - when the bibles were published, only her husband was credited - she overlooked the draft made by the Rossville group and actually did the final refinement of the translation herself - 1858, contracted pleurisy and seizures - when translating, would often have lots of pain - 1861, had her last child - a couple of months later, she died - died from tuberculosis - around the time she died, rest of the bible was published

__Pictures__ (there are none that i could find)

__WHAT?__ - without her, the Cree translation of the bible might have been different - the Cree wouldn't be exposed to the bible

__WHERE?__ - was born at Red River - was baptized with siblings and mother

__WHY?__ - the main translator behind the cree bibles - she was very important because she helped spread Christianity to the Natives