Virginia Dare

first child born in the Americas to English parents

Virginia Dare was the daughter of Ananias Dare, and the first English child born in the Americas. The Roanoke Colony and its colonists, including Virginia, disappeared sometime between 1587 and 1590.

Virginia Dare
Bornc. (1587-08-18)August 18, 1587
StatusDeceased
(her body was never discovered)
Diedc. 1591
(aged c. 3 – 4)
Cause of deathPresumed homicide
NationalityBritish colonial American
Known forFirst known English child to be born in the Americas.
RelativesAnanias Dare
(father)
Eleanor Dare (mother)