Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1901 — America’s First White Child. [ARTICLE]

America’s First White Child.

The first white child born on United States soil was the granddaughter of White, the governor of Roanoke Island. She was christened Virginia Dare, and her birthday was on Aug. 18, 1587. •