In March 1617, Rolfe and Pocahontas boarded a ship to return to Virginia, but they sailed only as far as Gravesend on the river Thames when Pocahontas became gravely ill.
She was taken ashore and died at the approximate age of 21.
It is not known what caused her death, but theories range from pneumonia, smallpox, or tuberculosis to her being poisoned.
According to Rolfe, she died saying, "all must die, but tis enough that her child liveth".

Pocahontas's funeral took place on March 21, 1617, in the parish of St George's Church, Gravesend.
Her grave is thought to be underneath the church's chancel, though that church was destroyed in a fire in 1727 and its exact site is unknown.
Her memory is honored with a life-sized bronze statue at St. George's Church by William Ordway Partridge.
In March 1617, Rolfe and Pocahontas boarded a ship to return to Virginia, but they sailed only as far as Gravesend on the river Thames when Pocahontas became gravely ill. She was taken ashore and died at the approximate age of 21. It is not known what caused her death, but theories range from pneumonia, smallpox, or tuberculosis to her being poisoned. According to Rolfe, she died saying, "all must die, but tis enough that her child liveth".
Pocahontas's funeral took place on March 21, 1617, in the parish of St George's Church, Gravesend. Her grave is thought to be underneath the church's chancel, though that church was destroyed in a fire in 1727 and its exact site is unknown. Her memory is honored with a life-sized bronze statue at St. George's Church by William Ordway Partridge.
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