Stone, Ellen M. (1846-1952)

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Birth Date

1846-07-24

Death Date

1927

Birthplace

Roxbury, MA

Biographical Text

Ellen M. Stone was a missionary associated with the American Board of Foreign Missions who was sent to the Balkans in 1878. In 1901 she and Katerina Tsilka were kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers demanded $110,000 and threatened to kill both women. Missionaries raised $72,500 of the sum, but it took five months before the women were released. Ellen Stone returned to the United States in 1902.

Stone died in 1927.

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Edited By

Hajo, Cathy Moran

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1903

Bibliography and Links

"Ellen Stone, Kidnaped By Band in 1901, Is Dead," Washington Post, Dec. 15, 1927, p. 3.

Ellen M Stone, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Teresa Carpenter, The Miss Stone Affair: America's First Modern Hostage Crisis (2004)

Citation

“Stone, Ellen M. (1846-1952),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed August 2, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/6801.